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South African film is fresh, compelling, and exciting – and it's making waves. If you're not feasting your eyes on local film right now, you're losing out.

The Daily Vox Skemerdans is a neo-noir murder mystery set on the Cape flats, set for release on Thursday, 28th of April. It is set at the Oasis jazz club and follows a struggling businessman Glenn Fortune, his family and various cohorts. Skemerdans’s literal translation is dusk dance; as you watch you will see how this plays out.  I went into the first episode apprehensively. I was expecting a stereotypical depiction of the cape flats and gangsterism; with some styling and better lighting. I was wrong.  Skemerdans opens with shots of Klipfontein road at night. The neon ligh...

Image: Francis Chouler, Lea Vivier and Natasha Loring in DAM [PRESS OFFICE] The Showmax Original DAM, a small-town psychological thriller set in the Eastern Cape, is now available to binge.   Early reviews are glowing, with YFM’s resident critic Yazz the Student comparing DAM to HBO’s The Outsider and saying the “eerie” and “unsettling” show feels “different to the South African television landscape.” Fortress of Solitude similarly calls DAM “South Africa’s answer to Sharp Objects and The Outsider.” Reviewer Sergio Pereira praises DAM’s “outstanding productio...

The Showmax Original DAM, a small-town psychological thriller set in the Eastern Cape, is now available to binge.