
N E C K T I E Y O U T H
(2015) (Feature Film)
Written & Directed by Sibs Shongwe-La Mer
Producer/s: Elias Ribeiro, Gijs Kerbosch
Editor: Mathew Swonepoel, Sibs Shongwe-La Mer, Candice Frank
Cinematographer: Chuanne Blofield
Production Company/s: Urucu Media, Whitman Pictures Independent, 100% Halal
Sales Agent: Premium Films (Paris)
Jabz and September are two twenty-something suburbanites drifting through a day of drugs, sex, and philosophizing in their privileged Johannesburg neighborhood. Gorgeously shot using rich black-and-white photography, the story is anchored by the live-streamed suicide of their friend Emily. Jabz and September are ill equipped to handle the tragedy that interrupts the hollowness of their daily lives.A first-time director, 23-year-old Sibs Shongwe-La Mer depicts a raw, unique, and captivating post-apartheid Johannesburg. Facing adulthood and forced to confront a changing society today’s disaffected youth ultimately confronts a hard truth that can’t be ignored.—Deborah Rudolph
WORLD PREMIER- BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIER- TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
AUSTRALIAN PREMIER- SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
SPANISH PREMIER- FESTIVAL DE CINE DEL SUR
DUTCH PREMIER- WORLD CINEMA FESTIVAL
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