The Wooden Camera

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The Wooden Camera

Directed by	Ntshavheni wa Luruli
Produced by	Olivier Delahaye Richard Green Ben Woolford
Written by	Yves Buclet Peter Speyer
Starring	Junior Singo Dana de Agrella Innocent Msimango
Cinematography	Gordon Spooner
Editing by	Kako Kelber
Distributed by	TLA Releasing
Release date(s)	6 October 2003 (Marrakech International Film Festival)
Running time	92 min.
Country	South Africa France UK
Language	English
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The Wooden Camera is a 2003 South African film directed by Ntshavheni wa Luruli.

[edit] Plot

The film takes place in and around Cape Town and a nearby township, Khayelitsha. The film centers around two 14-year old friends, Madiba (Junior Singo) and Sipho (Innocent Msimango). One day, as they are playing alongside the railroad tracks, they find a dead body, on him, they find a gun and a video camera. Sipho takes the gun and Madiba takes the camera, which he covers with wood to disguise it.

Madiba films the world around him, finding beauty in both Khayelitsha and Cape Town. While in Cape Town, he meets and forges an unlikely friendship with a white Cape Town girl, Estelle (Dana de Agrella).

[edit] Awards

2004 Berlin International Film Festival Won - Best Feature Film (Ntshavheni wa Luruli)
2004 Paris Film Festival
- Won - Best Cinematography (Gordon Spooner)
- Wom - Prix Henri Alekan (Gordon Spooner)
2004 Rotterdam International Film Festival Nominated - Tiger Award (Ntshavheni wa Luruli)