All it takes is one small seed… AFDA Awards SA’s future entertainment industry leaders…
At one small seed we believe in celebrating emerging creatives, and watching their seeds grow! This is why the 2014 AFDA Awards Ceremony in Cape Town, on the 27th November, peaked our interest. AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) has ‘produced some of the top film-makers and actors in...
From Somalia to the Red Carpet: Interview with “ASAD” director Bryan Buckley
There are over 2.3 million Somali refugees displaced internally and abroad. In the recently Oscar-nominated short film ASAD, director Bryan Buckley tells the story of those currently living in the war-torn country through the eyes of a young boy deciding a destiny between piracy and the life of an honest fisherman.
Popcorn, Chewing gum, peanuts & bubblegum – but this ain’t no drive-in
A dark August evening in Cape Town; the city is wet and everyone is scrambling to get to their Happy Hour. The date is Tuesday the 21st; it’s the fourth instalment of Short & Sweet. Aside from the unforgiving weather outside, it had been a tough week for film; Tony Scott had just tragically passed...
Tyrannosaur
One of the most beautiful terms to describe an awful reality in the human condition is, “The winter of his life.” A poetic musing about a horrific depletion of one’s youth. Age is perhaps the most seminal theme in recent cinematic culture. The likes of Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart are fine examples. It seems...
“Grey Matter”- Film review
When Don Mattera says ‘Memory is the weapon’, it is often assumed that this is an optimistic statement, that the ability to remember is an affirmation of the positive. When in actual fact the contrary remains true, the capacity to remember is the most important aspect in any form of trauma whether communal or personal....
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WATCH: one small seed magazine’s issue 25 preview
one small seed magazine issue 25 – “The Bigger Picture” – out now! Check out our content preview and keep posted to onesmallseed.com for full interviews, videos and much more coming this week… Length 02:18 one small seed’s 25th issue Content Preview from one small seed on Vimeo.
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Issue 24 Preview: Listen to my Colour and Look at my Sound
Issue 24 of one small seed asks you to ‘Listen to my Colour and Look at my Sound’. Music, motion, words and colour – looking beyond the obvious, our latest issue brings a union of the senses. To follow is an all-inclusive preview of the new issue: a full breakdown of content that resonates with...
“ROSA” – AN INDEPENDENT SHORT-FILM AND THE FUTURE OF FILMMAKING?
An overhaul of the film industry has been a long time coming. The production of films, the people who fund these productions and in what manner these films will be sent out into the world is changing dramatically. Thanks to the Internet, naturally.
The Bang Bang Club Review
Highly anticipated for a release on our shores, The Bang Bang Club film was finally close enough to home for me to catch it; turns out that anticipation is as much as the film could build.
64TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW – PART 3: LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU (STRAIGHT FROM THE EXPATS)
The third and final part of Eftihia Stefanidi‘s 64th Cannes Film Festival reviews, entitled “Let Me Entertain You (Straight from the expats)”… Enjoy and stay posted for an interview with Eftihia coming soon!
64TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW – PART 1: THE KIDS AREN’T ALRIGHT
Eftihia Stefanidi returns from the 64th Cannes Film Festival – one of the most successful in years – and reports on the films that glowed in the dark during two weeks of unlimited screenings, pouring chilled rosé, and sleepless nights. So, without further ado to follow is the first part of this enthralling three-part review…...
Syd Kitchen: Rest in Peace, but never silent
Syd Kitchen died three weeks ago. One of South Africa’s great musicians, Syd was a folk artist whose musical history is inextricably embedded in that of our country. At Splashy Fen, South Africa’s longest running music festival, he was the one artist who had played every single year since the beginning. 1990 to 2010. Sadly,...
Film review: Unhinged: Surviving Jo’burg
Director: Adrian Loveland Starring: Ferial Haffajee, Robbie Brozin, Justice Malala and David O’Sullivan Category: Black Documentary
