Orphelin du Sida, LUCKY quitte son village pour se rendre à Durban, chez son oncle, dans l'espoir d'aller à l'école. Mais la réalité est plus dure qu'il ne l'imagine. Son oncle ne s'occupe pas de lui et LUCKY doit affronter l'hostilité de la vie urbaine, la peur et la méfiance des gens. Le premier obstacle : la voisine indienne, qui déteste les Noirs.

Fiction -2006- 20 min

scénario : Avie LUTHRA
image : Avie LUTHRA
montage : Liz ROE
son : Stuart HESLOP et Chris PARLEN
musique : Bradley MILES

Cast

Lucky - Joy Mwandla

Uncle Thami - Selby Sikhosana

Padma - Muthal Naidoo

Lindiwe - Mbali Ndebele

Mother/mother's song: Nellie Rushualang

Mother's voice on tape: Nellie Rushualang

Man 1 - Siyanda Duma

Man 2 - Bhekani Biyela

Woman 1 - Nokulunga P. Vilakazi

Bakkie Passengers
Bongekile Gumede
Brian Hlophe
Sihle Njakazi
Siphiwe Msomi

Bakkie Drivers
Ephraim Zondi
Martin Gumbi

Extras Flats:
Fathima Khan
Kathija Khan

Street Kids:
Sbonela Ndlovu
Nkosi Mbele
Andile Luthuli
Cyril Vezi

Threatening Driver
Zamani Simamane


South African crew

Producer: Junaid Ahmed

Line Producer: Kevin Travaskis

Production Assistants:
Laine Redpath,
Chris Green,
Nikki Stamatis

1st Assistant Director: Kevin Travaskis

2nd Assistant Director: Chris Green

DoP: John Pardue

Focus/Loader: John Evans

Camera Assistant: Zonke

Gaffer: Colin Rambani

Sparks: Villy Nkoana,

Spark Trainees:
Kwazi Kumalo
Siphiwe Msomi

Grip: Marius Swart

Grip Assistant: David Louw

Sound recordist/Boom op:
Stuart Heslop
Chris Parten

Locations: Laine Redpath

Chaperones:
Martin Gumbi
Catrine Veer

Security:
Antonio Garcia
Dawood Fouche
Dominic Herrendorfer

Catering: Hollywood and Vine

Designer: Chantal Carter

Design Assistants:
Carla Machen
Stef Barbeau
Simon Joyner

Wardrobe: Carla Carter

Make Up: Caroline Argyle

Flights: Turner Travel, Durban

Van Rental: Avis, Durban.

Labs: The Refinery, Cape Town.

Camera/lights/sound equipment: Media Film Services, Cape Town

UK crew

Editing Suite thanks to Evolutions Television

Sound Design/Dubbing Mixer: Ian Grant, Triangle TV

Neg Cutter: Veronica Marcano at ComputaMatch Soho

Colourist: Jasper Taylor Condor Post Production

Online editor: Doug Shannon

Design: Fifty Design

Digital Intermediate Men From Mars

DI Producer Alex Panton


Special thanks to: Ronnie Govender, Gowrie Naidoo,
Darren Murray, Carola Mostert, Dalene Schrikker, Jasmine, K.G.Khan, Prakash Bhagwan, Reeltime Films, Lisa Aziz,
Helena Spring and Anant Singh, Jim O'Brien

With special thanks to sponsors:
Media Film Services
Avis Car Rental
Hollywood and Vine
Heyday Films, UK
World Productions, UK
Working Title Films, UK.

Composer: Bradley Miles

Editor: Liz Roe

DoP: John Pardue

Story by: Tanya Welz and Avie Luthra

Producer: Bex Hopkins

Writer, Producer, Director: Avie Luthra

An Avie Luthra Production
National Film & TV School 2005-11-05

"Made with the support of the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund"

Completion Fund Executive:
Sally Thomas, Maya Vision International

© Avie Luthra and UK Film Council MMV






FESTIVALS / PRIX / AWARDS / TELEVISIONS
Plus de 40 prix à travers le monde

Principales projections
Projeté/accepté dans plus de 50 festivals dont le Edinburgh International Film Festival 2005, London Film Festival 2005, American Film Institute Festival Los Angeles 2005, Brief Encounters 2005, Clermont Ferrand 2006, The Berlin International Film Festival 2006, Cinequest SanJose 2006, Aspen shorts fest 2006, San Francisco International 2006, Milan International 2006. Due to screen, Phoenix, Nashville, Newport Beach, Cracow, Melbourne, Huesca, Canadian Worldwide et beaucoup d'autres.


BAFTA 2006 (UK)
*Nominé: Meilleur Court métrage

Film Council Completion Fund 2005
*Winner

AFI Fest LA 2005 (USA)
*Winner: Special Mention

2006 | 5ème Festival Silhouette | Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Paris 19è | PARIS, France | 21 au 27 août 2006 | www.association-silhouette.com |
* Compétition (Programmation Internationale 01)


Clermont Ferrand 2006 (France)
* Mention Spéciale

Cinequest San Jose 2006 (Oscar eligible)
*Winner Best Narrative Short (Meilleur Court métrage de fiction)

Nashville Film Fest 2006 (Oscar eligible)
*Winner Best College Short

Athens Ohio Film Fest 2006 (Oscar eligible)
*Winner Best Narrative Short (Meilleur Court métrage de fiction)
Bradford International FFest 2006
*Winner Best Short Film (Meilleur Court métrage)

Milan African/Asian/Latin FFest 2006 (Italia)
*Winner Best Short Film (Youth Jury) - (Meilleur Court métrage - Jury Jeunesse)
*Winner SENSIS award Honorable Mention
*Winner ISMU Special Mention

Aspen Shortsfest 2006
*Winner Best Short Film (Youth Jury) - (Meilleur Court métrage - Jury Jeunesse)

Indian Film Festival of LA 2006
*Winner Best Short Film (audience award) - (Meilleur Court métrage - Prix du Public)

Houston WorldFest 2006
*Winner Platinum REMI award

IndieProducer Awards, LA 2006
*Winner Honorable Mention

Aspen 2006
*Winner Honorable mention for Best performance by a child (pour Joy Mwandla)

MethodFest LA 2006
*Nominated: Best Student Film

San Fernando Valley Film Fest 2006
*Nominated Best Foreign Film

BFI 2006 (UK)
*Nominated: Satyajit Ray award (Prix Satyajit Ray)