Kultur - Issue 3

it’s worth every cent you’ve paid for it;
a custom-selected blend of coffee you’ll
find nowhere else.
Thomas tells me, “On a sunny winter’s
afternoon Ronnie was busy having a
cup of BlackMilk coffee when his mobile
phone rang. He didn’t recognise the
number, but proceeded to answer.
“On the other end was none other than
Garreth Bird, one of Cape Town’s top
independent film makers. He informed
Ronnie that he was planning on creating
a film screening event to be held within
the next month and wanted to know if
BlackMilk Productions had any film material
they would like to be included at this
prestigious evening. The only catch was
that the film should not have been screened
elsewhere, thus being a premier.
“23 Rue d’Amour stole
my heart and ate it. When
I read the script I was
inspired. A new world
opened before me.”
“All our films have had previous screenings,
but we did have a few adverts and
smaller projects that could possibly
meet the needs, Ronnie told him.
“Garreth suggested that the evening
should rather incorporate short films,
and not adverts of any kind.
“‘We will make you a film for this
evening,’ Ronnie promised, without
thinking about what he had just said.
“Silence.
“‘That is extremely bold,’ Garreth
replied.
“‘We will do it,’ Ronnie assured him.”
That was how Jornada Del Muerto came
into being, shot over two days over a
weekend. Onrusbarend, the film that
won BlackMilk this year’s shnit Realtime
audience choice award, posed a more
daunting challenge. They had to film,
edit and finish sound over a span of
three days. Well, they did it, even if I
All photography by Lohan Koegelenberg
KULTÜR
NOVEMBER 2011
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