Gootimes for SA film industry – New local drama film “Ayanda and the Mechanic” directed by Sara Blecher , co-produced by Terry Pheto , will make a premiere at Los Angeles Film Festival (in North America) on Saturday, 13 June. The film has also been selected for opening night at the 36th Durban International Film Festival , set to take place 16-26 July 2015. “Ayanda and the Mechanic” will release in local cinemas on 28th of August.
But first, it’ll make its North American premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 13, just 5 days from today.
Set in the vibrant, Afropolitan community of Johannesburg’s Yeoville, Ayanda is a coming-of-age story of a twenty-one year old Afro-hipster, who embarks on a journey of self-discovery when she has to fight to save her late father’s legacy – a motor repair shop – when it is threatened with closure. She’s thrown into a world of greasy overalls, gender stereotypes and abandoned vintage cars once loved, now in need of a young woman’s re-inventive touch to bring them back to life again.
The film stars Fulu Mugovhani (of Scandal fame) and Nigerian actor OC Ukeje, with a star South African cast including Ntathi Moshesh, Kenneth Nkosi, Jafta Mamabola, Thomas Gumede, Sihle Xaba and veteran star of stage and screen Vanessa Cooke.
Watch trailer below:
Is it worth the watch or not?
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