Experimental Festival
AFDA Study Year: 3rd year
Genre: Sci-fi Thriller
Running Time: 10
Rating: V
Viewing Restriction: 13
Tether is an experimental short film that touches on the harsh realities of human trafficking painted behind the backdrop of a futuristic South Africa. We follow two close siblings Khaya and Zinhle who are separated by the laws of Time and Space as Zinhle mysteriously disappears which traps Khaya in a time loop
Khaya - Zukile Habile
Wes - Zibusiso Kumalo
Zinhle - Andile Mbhele
Writer - Hannah Van Niekerk
Director - Hannah Van Niekerk
Associate Producer - Aphelele Shabangu
Associate Producer - Kezley Cotton
Assitant Producer - Nonala Zondi
Cinematographer - Josias Halle-Giesken
Production Designer - Aphelele Shabangu
Costume, Make-up and Styling - Kezley Cotton & Georgina Erasmus
Editor - Georgina Erasmus
Sound Design - Hannah Van Niekerk & Vuyo Biyela
Composer - Kwenza Makhaye
Visual Effects - Georgina Erasmus
Data Wrangler - Daina Naik
Colourist/Grader - Daina Naik