Josias Hallé-Giesken

Inkabi Kazi (2024)
Film (short) by Pinkie Khumalo Actor NKABIKAZI is a tense and gripping narrative centred around the harrowing journey of three women - Elakhe, Ayesha, and Nokuthula- as they attempt to escape the clutches of a brutal human trafficking syndicate led by the menacing Ta G. the story begins with their flight from captivity after witnessing the murder of Menzi, a bodyguard working undercover to dismantle the very syndicate that holds them. As the narrative progresses, the characters are forced to confront not only the external threats posed by their pursuers but also the internal conflicts arising from betrayal, addiction, and the struggle for survival.

Sombre (2024)
Film (short) by Zamasiba Dlamini (Drama and Fantasy) Actor Sombre (2024), follows a painting that comes to life after being critiqued. She meets Yvette, another animated painting, who warns her of the dangers of existing outside her original form. Determined to change her fate, Sombre ventures into the real world to find her creator, Solo, hoping he can alter her image. There, she begins to learn about real life struggles through the friendship that she forges with her painter.

Playing The Sidelines (2024)
Film (short) by Adirka Ramkusen Camera Operator Khethiwe Bhengu is a passionate netball player who is part of the local club that is battling out in a tournament. She has her ambitions crushed when the club is set to shut down due to a lack of funds. The Coach desperately convinces the manager to support them to the finals in an attempt to win the prize money yet Khethiwe now being diagnosed with a heart condition has her stepping out of sports and watching from the sidelines, left to contemplate the unfairness of a situation of her control. When the team makes it to finals and Khethiwe is made to sit in the crowd and watch them lose in the last few minutes, she makes the decision to cut in and go out doing what she loved most.

Boxed (2024)
Film (short) by Zamasiba Dlamini Cine Assist Kgosi believes that distancing himself from his family is the only way to find peace. However, his father's death forces him back into the fold, compelling him to confront the family ties he has long avoided. Struggling with deep distrust toward his aunt and daughter, Kgosi experiences sinister and surreal visions that blur his reality and feed his paranoia. Determined to uncover the truth about his father's demise, which he suspects is due to their greed and jealousy, Kgosi resolves to stay home until he exposes their true intentions.

Tether (2024)
Film (short) by Unboxe'D Media DOP, Grips, and Gaffer Tether is an experimental short film that touches on the harsh realities of human trafficking painted behind the backdrop of a futuristic South Africa. We follow two close siblings Khaya and Zinhle who are separated by the laws of Time and Space as Zinhle mysteriously disappears which traps Khaya in a time loop.

Clementine (2024)
Film (short) by Khethelo Nxumalo (Drama and Science Fiction) Cine Assist Clementine is a story about a woman grappling with life's harsh realities in a future marked by social unrest and political violence, as she navigates her family's safety amid increasing hostilities and mysterious revelations.

SwipeySwipe Fever (2023)
Film (short) by Owethu Dlamini Actor The world is panicking from the rapid growth and spread of 'SwipeySwipe Fever' from the beloved social media app SwipeySwipe. Thando “Lovenews” Ndaba and the Ziyakhala News team begin their investigation to hopefully find the source and uncover the truth about it.

Isigqi soThando (2023)
Film (short) by Sesiphiwe Zwane Editor This African story follows a young girl, Thando, who loses her mother . Thando is then raised by her aunt Cindy who is struggling to grapple with expression and rather attempts escape her reality by drinking excessively causing her to be neglectful towards Thando. Misunderstood and neglected, Thando loses her form of expression, her voice. The story then follows Thando's grieving process through the tug of war of expression and her aunt and societies expectation of what a young woman should be.

The Script of the Dead (2023)
Film (short) by Knot Together Actor, Boom Swinger On the run from cultists, Cebo must set aside his suicidal ideations and confront a figure from his dark past in order to save his childhood friend.

Cipher (2023)
Film (short) by Unorthodox Media Actor, Boom Swinger Saint Cele, a typical high school senior in 2033, unknowingly receives a cutting-edge AI neural implant that allows him to hack any device, upload abilities to his brain, and improve his body. Now he must evade the ruthless cyber-security corporation N.E.C.S.A (Network Engineering and Cyber Security of Africa), who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the implant and survive the underground cyber- war that threatens to destroy society.