TUT Movie called "HIDE" uses 4 of our wonderful Helen O Grady Actors!

Principal of Helen O Grady Drama Academy Pretoria,Juliet Jordaan, was approached by students of TUT...they needed 4 talented young actors to take part in a short film they were making - we were happy to help! The Children really enjoyed the experience of being on a real movie set and the producer and directors said our actors were "naturals.." Well Done to all concerned...especially to the mums and dads who had to give up their precious Saturday to chaperone their children!

Wolf Wolf! Hoe Laat is dit?

In an age where Afrikaans films are rare, the feature film “Wolf Wolf” tries to break the barriers that were set for Afrikaans films in the last decade. It is a unique concept of an Afrikaans thriller set in a specific period of history. However, although the film is set in 1976, it shows no trace of the political elements that we have come to know in modern day South African cinema. The main objective of the film is to entertain and scare the audience with suspense and intrigue.

With an A-grade cast consisting of Anel Alexander (Discreet, Getroud met Rugby), Dewald Reynecke (Egoli, Getroud met Rugby), Justin Strydom (District 9, Kruispad) and Renske Jacobs (RSG, Tuine en Tossels) “Wolf Wolf” promises acting of the highest degree. Other cast members include Flakie Lakie, Erno van Dyk, Will Roberts, Christopher Marais and Abri le Roux.

“Wolf Wolf” is the first feature film that TUT’s film school have made in the last fifteen years. It is an experimental film in the sense that it has 17 directors. All the directing students of the fourth (final) year group had an opportunity of directing a part of the film. This was done through careful planning and workshops beforehand, with everyone deciding together on the final directorial treatment of the film. Although some films in Hollywood and Europe have had more than one director, as far as we know this is the first time it has been done in South Africa. We also think this may be the first time locally and internationally that a film has 17 directors!

The film was made on a budget of R 140 000. This is an extremely small budget, and the only reason we were able to make this film was through the generosity of our cast and crew to work for very low wages or no wages at all. And people like Beverly Guiney from Beverley Guiney Acquisto Studio of Dancing who very generously lent us her dance studio one afternoon for the crew to film a scene where Adriana, played by Anel Alexander, teaches a ballet class. Juliet from Helen O Grady Drama Academy, organised six girls who attend her weekly drama classes to be Adriana’s ballet students. The budding young actresses were more than happy to take part and they really enjoyed the experience! We also received small sponsorships from various organisations, such as Wimpy Hartbeespoort and generous discounts from organisations such as BPE Rentals.