Shirley Adams

  • 91'
  • South Africa
  • 2009
Since her son Donovan was shot a year ago, Shirley Adams has been drowned in worries. Her days are filled with caring for her now-handicapped son. The South African woman from Cape Town has no job, no partner and her meagre income is needed to pay for Donovan's medical bills. When a young, committed therapist comes into their lives, the loving mother hopes that Donovan will improve mentally. However, she chooses to keep quiet about the sudden news that a childhood friend of his was responsible for the shot that maimed him, because her son is sinking further and further into his physical and mental misery.
With this socially realistic portrait, Oliver Hermanus shines a light on the violence and poverty that has dominated South Africa since apartheid. Shirley Adams, which has already been screened at international film festivals including Toronto and Locarno, is Hermanus's first full-length feature.

  • 91'
  • South Africa
  • 2009
Director
Oliver Hermanus
Countries of production
South Africa, USA
Year
2009
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
91'
Medium
HDcam
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Producers
Jeremy Nathan, Michelle Wheatley, Kirsten Winkler
Production Companies
Dv8 Films, Centropolis Entertainment Inc.
Sales
Visit Films
Screenplay
Stavros Pamballis, Oliver Hermanus
Cinematography
Jamie Ramsay
Editor
Garreth Fradgley
Production Design
Nick Mostert
Sound Design
Warrick Sony, Jim Petrak, Ivan Millborrow
Music
Philip Miller
Cast
Denise Newman
Website
http://www.visitfilms.com/film.asp?movieID=1359
Director
Oliver Hermanus
Countries of production
South Africa, USA
Year
2009
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
91'
Medium
HDcam
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Producers
Jeremy Nathan, Michelle Wheatley, Kirsten Winkler
Production Companies
Dv8 Films, Centropolis Entertainment Inc.
Sales
Visit Films
Screenplay
Stavros Pamballis, Oliver Hermanus
Cinematography
Jamie Ramsay
Editor
Garreth Fradgley
Production Design
Nick Mostert
Sound Design
Warrick Sony, Jim Petrak, Ivan Millborrow
Music
Philip Miller
Cast
Denise Newman
Website
http://www.visitfilms.com/film.asp?movieID=1359