As a full member of CILECT, AFDA is proud to announce the selection of the AFDA Cape Town 2024 honours graduation film Detour which will compete for the prestigious CILECT PRIZE 2025; the first-ever award bestowed to a student film based on the review from the whole community of CILECT Full Member Schools. By 2024 CILECT includes 180+ film, TV and media schools from 60+ countries on 6 continents with 9,000+ teachers and staff that annually train 55,000+ students and communicate with an alumni network over 1,330,000+ strong.
Renowned film critic, Spling, gave Detour a rave review: Detour is a crime comedy caper about a newly separated couple who get hijacked along with their Uber driver. This spirited 24 min short film captures the same bubbly hijinx of movies like Date Night and We’re the Millers as a couple are unexpectedly reunited.
Starring Vikesh Jeram Patel, Mihle Mcube, Kgolagano Khunou and Liyabona Ncana, the compelling performances play into the Detour’s infectious sense of humour without alleviating its sense of danger. The scene-stealer is Kgolagano Khunou, whose effortlessly cool and confident swagger lifts the production… with Liyabona Ncana serving as a strong counterpoint.
A vibrant, well-composed and sure-footed student short film from directors Oliver Boje and Mila Nieman, Detour works across the board, offering enjoyable entertainment through charismatic performances, sharp writing and clever comedy set pieces.
“The Detour team would like to graciously thank AFDA for choosing Detour to represent AFDA at this year’s CILECT Awards Ceremony. This film is very near and dear to our hearts, and we are ecstatic to share it with so many more people. After many long months and hours spent in workshops trying to bring our film to life, it is an absolute honour for us to have been chosen and to showcase every single crew member’s hard work and skills to various audiences. We hope this film will resonate with others as much as it has with us, and we cannot wait to see how far it goes from here.” says producer of Detour Cassidy Abrahams.
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