Fallists’ reflections

HIGH FANTASY: REALITY OF BEING LANDLESS, DISPLACED OR OPPRESED

Us

feed people back to themselves is a good way to get them to eat their veggies. Q:

What was the motivation to focus on the themes of race, gender, politics within a SA millennial context? Director Jenna Bass (JB):

I tell stories about what is important to me in my own life. And at the time, these topics were at the forefront of my mind and many others around me. Not only were these conversations happening everywhere, they were all part of the same conversation: despite the rainbow nation promises, the system does not work for all, and we do not accept it.

On an acting level this process was brutal. It was spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally hectic. We are dealing with reality in this film so our hearts and minds were locked 24/7 for 2½ weeks in that space, in the middle of nowhere with no escape.

I wouldn’t have traded this experience for anything because it was a team effort to put this film together and to know that everyone had multiple responsibilities and were all doing this for the same reason made it that much more rewarding.