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HG's Shadow

Country: South Africa, Language: English, 39 mins

  • Director: Dayakar Padayachee
  • Writer: Dayakar Padayachee; Edgar S. Roshev
  • Producer: Dayakar Padayachee; Edgar Roshev

CGiii Comment

Perhaps a few filmmaking lessons would have helped...

Look... a short film does not need endless opening credits...a sure-fire way of losing the audience.


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The(ir) Blurb...

A gay teenager is haunted by a shadowy presence while his parents are getting a divorce, he can't seem to convey his emotions to his best friend or make his family listen. His world is turned upside down when the shadow reveals to him a darker secret his family keeps to him.

Cast & Characters

Kajal Bagwandeen as Karen;
Zahir Bassa as The Lawyer;
Rizelle Januk as Joanne Maharaj;
Jerome Naidu as The Man;
Lihle Dhlomo as The Woman;
Tazme Pillay as Tyrone;
Joshua Milne as Travis;
Geaneviv Pillay as Liana;
Yateen Dayaram as Sanil;
Ismail Ganie as Rijay