Shorts Package A (F/F)

KING GEORGE - George Megalos is the controversial and charismatic owner of King George strip club in Lower Woodstock Cape Town. The locals regard George with resentment and picket outside his club as they believe his sleazy business brings a bad name to the neighbourhood. When Shane Wyntock, a smug property developer buys up all the properties on the block and serves George an eviction notice, George is forced to unite the misfits of colourful characters in his club if they are to save his business.

PUNTER - 11 year old Brett's perfect plan to surprise his father for his birthday is thrown into jeopardy as his dad hijacks the agenda by corralling his son to the local Johannesburg betting bar with the promise of resuming the day’s festivities as soon as possible. Inside the bar, tensions rise as Brett realizes his father’s scheme after he is tasked with making a seemingly harmless horse racing bet on his dad's behalf. Desperate to save his father's birthday surprise, Brett accepts the responsibility only to unwittingly unleash a sea of chaos that enmeshes him in his dad's debts and crooked dealings as he starts to unravel the man who he thinks his father is.

THE HOUSE THAT NEVER SLEEPS - A writer, Ayanda Mkhize (50s), clones himself to be able to punt more of his pulp-fiction books. He has drained himself of his whole life essence, which has been poured into his books via his clones. He is tired, and so are the clones – the other dimensions of himself that he keeps locked behind doors, symbolic of the way he has imprisoned himself in servitude to his art. When an aspiring writer, Sbu Dludlu (20s), arrives to interview his idol, past and present are at stake as Ayanda must duel for survival. Starring celebrated actors Mothusi Mogano and Sechaba Ramphele.

B(L)IND THE SACRIFICE - A family of nomads and their servants wander the land led by their patriarch, The Father, who has convinced them that he speaks to God directly. But the son has begun to question this claim, and that won’t be tolerated by The Father for long.