Behind the Scenes on “Ander Kant Die Stilte”

I was priviledge to photograph the portraits of the actors on my brother’s new film, “Anderkant Die Stilte”. It was really great to work with some our best actors in our South African industry.  Like they say  in Afrikaans, Oud maar nog nie koud! Here are a short sinopsis of the short film and some images of the actors. Visit the blogsite for more news on the film.

A group of unlikely characters come together to do the stage play of their lives – Under the lead of the faithful and dreamful Piet, this group consisting of elders from the old age home needs to find a way to not only put together and act out this play, but to get past the all controlling Sara , who runs the old age home with an iron fist. It is a classic story of the value of each individual person and how even the least expected person can truly contribute to a team. Rich in it’s humor and old age home story details, this story touches not only the elder of our society- but indeed all to understand and appreciate those we come from and the value they indeed do have.bringing life to what is seen as old bones.

Piet – Johan Botha

Nina – Lida Botha

Gawie – Andre Rossouw

Johanna – Hannekie Smit

Sara – Joey De Koker

Miss Campbell – Annamarie Blackenberg

De Klerk – Pieter Strumpfer

Here are some other cool shots from the day. I loved focusing on the hands of the actors. The hands can tell a lot of stories of that person’s life.