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King of Controversy: Jahmil X. T. Qubeka on Hold Good Report
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“Growing up in South Africa on the brink of a major revolutionary transition, my need to create a version of reality that encouraged the possibility of dreams was essential to my development as a storyteller,” says . Decades later, I have found my voice and the world has affirmed it,” says award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter Jahmil X.T. Qubeka of Sew The Winter To My Skin
A cinematic period tale of indigenous outlaw John Kepe (Ezra Mabengeza), Sew the Winter to My Skin explores the story of the Robin Hood legend and stock thief who, from the 1920s to the 1950s, is said to have stolen livestock and supplies from rich white people and given to the poor, indigenous people of the Karoo. The film, a South African Western-style epic, is set in a time when apartheid was being written into law and Afrikaner nationalism was rising.
Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, Sew The Winter To My Skin was selected as South Africa’s official submission to be considered for a 2019 Oscar nomination.
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Jahmil XT Qubeka and Layla Swart chat Blood Psalms
The first two episodes of Blood Psalms, the first Showmax Original fantasy series, are now streaming.
Set in ancient Africa, the action-packed epic follows Princess Zazi (Bokang Phelane) as she battles a world-ending prophecy to navigate her people through ancient curses, long-standing tribal vendettas and the wrath of the gods.
“Watching it feels as thrilling as being an astronaut exploring new worlds,” says Genevieve Terblanche from tvplus. “The sheer scope of Blood Psalms is breathtaking.”
On TVSA, Movies And Things With Tha-Bang writes, “What Jahmil XT Qubeka and Layla Swart have achieved with Blood Psalms is something that will go down on SA TV history books like the Yizo Yizo and Intersexions of the world, series that came and changed the game when folks least expected it.”
Swart and Qubeka were responsible for South African Oscar entries Knuckle City and Sew The Winter To My Skin. Qubeka also directed Of Good Report, which won seven SAFTAs, including Best Film and Best Director, and Stillborn, which won the SAFTA for Best Short Film.
They’ve assembled an incomparable cast, with nine SAFTA winners - Bongile Mantsai, Hamilton Dlamini, Hlubi Mboya, Mothusi Magano, S’dumo Mtshali, Siv Ngesi, Thishiwe Ziqubu, War