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Sekalli le Meokgo

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Sekalli le Meokgo
Directed byTeboho Mahlatsi
Screenplay byTeboho Mahlatsi
StarringMduduzi Mabaso, Terry Pheto
CinematographyRobert Malpage
Edited byAndrew Trail
Music byPhillip Miller
Production
company
Bomb
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
19'
CountrySouth Africa

Sekalli le Meokgo (English: Meokgo and the Stickfighter) is a 2006 South African drama short film written and directed by Tebho Mahlatsi, starring Mduduzi Mabaso, and Terry Pheto, and with music by Phillip Miller.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

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Kgotso, a musician and stickfighter who lives in the mountains of Lesotho, only comes out of his seclusion when the shepherds call on him to protect their sheep from thieves. On one such a mission, he is captivated by the beauty of a young woman who stares at him while he plays his concertina. This a story about love and death infused with both the cruelty and the beauty of African magic.[4]

Award

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Sekalli le Meokga was awarded Best Short Film at the 2007 Durban International Film Festival.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "14th Annual African Film Festival Review". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ Botha, Martin (9 July 2012). South African Cinema 1896–2010. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781841504582 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Meokgo and the Stickfighter". en.fic.gijon.es. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Reeling: the Movie Review Show's review of Meokgo and the Stickfighter". www.reelingreviews.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Artslink.co.za - Award-winners at the Durban Int. Film Festival". Artslink.
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