South african film, otelo burning which tells a story about three young boys who defy the law and escape their harsh township lives through the joy of surfing topped list of nominations for. Its an africamagic packaged awards showcase celebrating the best in the continent and it is supported by multichoice africa. Africamagic viewers choice awards full nomination list. Iago is able to plant his cruel seeds of jealousy only because othellos character is so thoroughly prepared to receive them. Otelo outshines his teacher, tau, who begins to resent the obvious natural talent of his friend. Defying the law, three zulu boys escape their harsh township lives through the joy of surfing. When struely enters the boys into their first localism competition, tau persuades his cousin, stembiso, to look after ntwe at the township pool where the boys. Overcoming his traditional fear of the water, otelo buthelezi discovers a natural talent, finding. Otelo burning 2011 synopsis, characteristics, moods. Otelo burning full movie download otelo burning 2011 sara blecher drama when 16 year old otelo buthelezi, his best friend, new year, and his 12 year old brother, ntwe, are invited to the beachhouse of their new friend continue reading. The screenplay was written by james whyle, sara blecher and the cast workshop. Shot in durban and directed by sara blecher surfing soweto, the film tells the story of a group of township kids who discover the joy of surfing.
The film is set in italy and follows the lives and interactions of several characters in a. The film is set in the late 80s, the apartheid days in south africa where it follows the story of the 2 boys otelo and new year with their dreams to surf. Somewhere between city of god and blue crush oteloburning is a coming of age story set against the backdrop of nelson mandelas release from prison. Sara blecher takes shakespeare to south africa, sort of. It stars jafta mamabolo generations, thomas gumede a place called home, and tshepang mohlomi izulu lami. Amaa 2012 winners list adesuwa, otelo burning, how to. This year, that idea burst into full bloom, in the form of new film otelo burning. Com is your hot online source for your daily dose of news, entertainment and lifestyle got a hot news tip or found something interesting youd like us to feature.
The movie is starring jafta mamabolo, thomas gumede and tshepang mohlomi. When 16 year old otelo buthelezi, his best friend, new year, and his 12 year old brother, ntwe, are invited to the. Full nominees list for africamagic viewers choice awards. Rockmund dumbar also revealed to everyone at the award ceremony that he traced his lineage and he discovered he is from africa, nigeria and. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. View all references tells the story of black youth tasting freedom. The duration of the movie is 1 hour and 42 minutes. This movie is directed and produced by sara blecher.
Otelo earns money and gets women when his talent for surfing is discovered. Check out the full nominees list for the upcoming amvca 20 set for march 20. With jafta mamabolo, thomas gumede, sihle xaba, tshepang mohlomi. It is exactly the opposite of their township a place under a constant and growing threat from political violence, driven by inkatha hostel dwellers on one side and township.
Directed by oliver parker, it is the first theatrical production of the play that features an african american man in the lead role. Otelo burning, shot in south africa and directed by sara blecher, an award winning documentary director and producer. Initially, otelo burning seems quite like a documentary in many ways, from its look, sound the movie is narrated as often as any dialog is spoken and performances, which have to them, the kind of reality we often expect from that other, truelife movie format. Hollywood stars who graced the award ceremony in lagos are morris chestnut, lynn whitfield, maya gilbert and rockmond dumbar. To blame desdemonas death on iago is to turn othello into a pawn, and that violates the. South african dramas about apartheid are thus exceptionally rare. Otelo burning is a 2011 south african drama film directed and produced by sara blecher. Otelo burning a nation on the crest of change set during the late 1980s in kwazulunatal, we follow a group of young black boys who find an escape from township life and the violence of the struggle in surfing. He faces a terrible choice to stay a star or get revenge. The screenplay was written by james whyle, sara blecher and the. Directed by blecher and made entirely in zulu, the film is set in 1989 and tells the story of two young black men from lamontville named otelo and new year.
Sara blechers otelo burning debuts digitally via sundance. Movie info defying the law, three zulu boys escape their harsh township lives through the joy of surfing. Below is a full list of winners at the africa magic viewers choice award. But while its late 80s south africa setting might suggest. As nelson mandela finally walks free, otelo must choose between two worlds. Otelo discovers an amazing talent as a surfer and is thrust into a glamorous world of money and women until his brother ntwe is murdered. Ambitions clash against a violent backdrop in sara blechers otelo burning.
The force of evil in othello has its origin, like the origin of everything else in the tragedy, in the character of its hero, mark van doren wrote. Hit us up with the details all images are ed to their owners. The film was shot very well giving the the circumstances that some of the scenes involved shooting out at sea. Somewhere between city of god and blue crush, the film tells the story of a group of township kids who discover the joy of surfing. Otelo burning 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. Overcoming his traditional fear of the water, otelo buthelezi discovers a natural talent. Rent othello 2001 starring eamonn walker and keeley hawes on dvd and bluray. Otelo burning grows increasingly tiresome the more it flirts with melodrama, unraveling themes of jealousy, regret, and ambition in broad strokes. When 16 year old otelo buthelezi, his best friend, new year, and his 12 year old brother, ntwe, are invited to the beachhouse of their new friend, tau modise, they step into a world previously closed to them. His resentment builds even more when dezi, new years younger sister, falls for otelo. Its a story of the explosive potential for change at the time of apartheids end all seen through a childs eye. Otelo burning 2011 otelo discovers an amazing talent as a surfer and is thrust into a glamorous world of money and women until his brother ntwe is murdered. Otelo burning is one of those african movies released in 2011. Released november 30th, 2012, otelo burning stars jafta mamabolo, tshepang mohlomi, thomas gumede, nolwazi shange the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 12 min, and received a score of 60 out of.
Its set in 1989, against a backdrop of brewing conflict between two polit. Its set in 1989, against a backdrop of brewing conflictbetween two political groups in lamontville. His new skill propels him to the top of a surfing circuit as the news is full of nelson. The film tells the story of a group of township kids who discover the joy of surfing. Defying the law, three zulu boys escape their harsh township lives. Blecher, a firsttime director, leaves no room for nuance throughout, relying too heavily on menacing cutaways to express conflict with characters like mandla, a ripped specimen who not only lusts after otelos. Africanmagic viewers choice award is created to celebrate african film and television talent, both in front of and behind the cameras, the africamagic viewers choice awards will feature several special categories in which viewers will decide the winners directly, alongside several professionally judged categories. Tomorrow, november 8, begins atlantas bronzelens film festival, with more than 50 films representing the united states, africa, canada, the caribbean and europe among the highlights, sarah blechers acclaimed south african drama otelo burning opens the festival on thursday night, while documentary the contradictions of fair hope, from s. The film othello is a remake of the classic novel by william shakespeare. Channels tv, funke akindele, funlola awofiyebi raimi. The 2012 african movie academy awards took place at the prestigious eko hotel and suites on april 22nd. Otelo burning opens bronzelens film festival this week.
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