{"id":13211,"date":"2021-10-15T15:02:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=13211"},"modified":"2021-10-15T15:02:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:02:34","slug":"sons-of-the-sea-kicks-off-oscar-qualifying-run-on-15-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/10\/15\/sons-of-the-sea-kicks-off-oscar-qualifying-run-on-15-october\/","title":{"rendered":"“Sons Of The Sea” Kicks Off Oscar Qualifying Run On 15 October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“Sons Of The Sea” – Roberto Kyle and Brendon Daniels<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Sons of the Sea\u2019, a new film directed by John Gutierrez, starts its Oscar-qualifying run on 15 October at Ster Kinekor, Tygervalley in line with the rules for qualifying films for the upcoming 94th<\/sup> Academy Awards, which require films to screen in order to qualify for nomination by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The film will premiere on DStv BoxOffice on 13 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It tells the story of Gabriel (Roberto Kyle \u2018Knapsek\u00earels\u2019, \u2018Arendsvlei\u2019), a gifted and virtuous but reclusive teenager from the poor fishing community of Kalk Bay in Cape Town, is pressured by his jaded older brother Mikhail (Marlon Swarts) to steal two bags of this ocean treasure from a dead man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracked by corrupt government official Peterson (Brendon Daniels \u2018Four Corners\u2019, \u2018iNumber Number\u2019), the boys\u2019 mission to sell the stolen goods takes them through the mountainous region of the fabled Cape of Good Hope, and into a fight for their own survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Sons of the Sea\u2019 screened in March 2020 at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California. At the Durban International Film Festival in August, it won the award for Best South African Feature Film. The jury chose because it \u201cpoignantly displays the power of relationships for good and evil\u201d. The \u2018Sunday Times\u2019 named the film as one of \u201cthe best of the fest\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSons of the Sea tells a complex South Africa story and we are delighted to promote the film as a contender for South Africa\u2019s submission to the Oscars,\u201d says Helen Kuun, MD of Indigenous Film Distribution. \u201cThe performances are excellent, as is the cinematography.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In making \u2018Sons of the Sea\u2019, director Gutierrez was inspired by John Steinbeck\u2019s novel \u2018The Pearl\u2019 and the Mexican legend of ‘El Mechudo’, the greatest pearl free diver in Baja California, who aims to defend his title by diving deeper than ever before, but is found dead by his friends, with his hand caught in a giant oyster. Today, the ghost of El Mechudo haunts those who dare to dive for oysters in the Bay of La Paz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film is produced by Khosie Dali, Imran Hamdulay, David Horler (\u2018Flatland\u2019) and John Gutierrez. It also stars Nicole Fortuin (\u2018Rage\u2019, \u2018Flatland\u2019), supported by Sylvia Esau, Noor Emandien, Lamar Esau, Clark Han-Lung Lin and Chris Mbelembushe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sons of the Sea is distributed in South Africa by Indigenous Film Distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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