CELEBRATE THE NEW SEASON

FIVE TIGER

Showmax, 5 August

Written and directed by up-and-coming filmmaker, Nomawonga Khumalo, with co-writer and multiple-award winner Brett Michael Innes producing alongside producers Paulo Areal and Schalk Willem Burger, Five Tiger is the story of a God-fearing woman who finds herself in a transactional relationship with a church leader, as she tries to support her sick husband and daughter. This short film received multiple-award nominations on the international film festival circuit, including a nomination for Best Short Film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film is haunting, telling the uncomfortable realities that many women face even in spaces deemed traditionally and spiritually safe. Five Tiger stars Ayanda Seoka, Fumani Shilubana, Khalalelo Makhanda and Menzi Biyela.

SWEET GIRL

Netflix, 20 August

If you’re in the mood for some heroic action, Jason Momoa provides it in this Netflix film. DC’s coolest hero puts down his trident and brings us devoted family man, Ray Cooper – a father and husband who vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life-saving drug from the market just before his wife (Adria Arjona) dies from cancer.

THE WHITE LOTUS S1

Showmax, (binge from 1 September) Set in an idyllic setting of an exclusive Hawaian resort, The White Lotus follows the vacations of various hotel guests over a week as they aim to relax. With each passing day, darker complexities emerge in these picture-perfect travellers, and the hotel’s “cheerful” employees. Starring Natasha Rothwell, Connie Britton, Sydney Sweeney, Steve Zahn, and Jake Lacy.