Mirror Mirror

Sandulela Asanda | South Africa | 2022 | 9'
Screenings
Sat 25 March H 15:00
from Mon 20 March - 9:00
to Mon 27 March - 23:59
Section
Original title
Mirror Mirror
Synopsis
The adolescent Luthando wants to know her body better. But she cannot find any particularly useful information on the Internet or in magazines. In a video call, Jodie, her best friend, encourages her to continue her journey of discovery. An entertaining coming of age film of a teenager exploring the mechanisms of personal pleasure to understand what becoming a woman means.
Cast
Luhle Macanda, Buhle Ngaba, Mpumi Sizani
Films Distribution
Sudu Connexion
Production
Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro
Editing
Sandulela Asanda
Cinematography
Pierre De Villiers
Editing
Shelby Ncube
Language
English, Xhosa
Subtitles
English, Italian
Premiere
Italian premiere
Main awards
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Biography
Sandulela Asanda is a South African filmmaker with a background in Law and Economics. She holds an Honours degree in film from AFDA Film School in Cape Town. Sandulela is the winner of the second edition of The Pitch South Africa Short Film competition. Her first professionally produced short, Mirror Mirror, recently had its world premiere in Shorcuts at Toronto IFF 2022 and Euopean première in Generation14plus at Berlinale 2023. Sandulela is currently writing her debut feature, Black Burns Fast. She is an alumna of the Locarno Film Festival’s Basecamp, the Durban Film Mart and Realness African Screenwriter’s Residency.
Filmography
2022 – Mirror, Mirror, cm

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