Set in South Africa's rural Great-Karoo region in the 1950s, this epic existential-adventure film chronicles the exploits of the outlaw John Kepe and the various individuals his escapades affected. This Robin-Hoodesque figure would steal primarily livestock from the white settler farmers, terrorizing them for over a decade. Led by the hardliner General Botha, a mammoth manhunt ensues in the very mountain where Kepe was rumored to occupy a Noah's Ark like cave. This spectacle ingratiated Kepe in the hearts of the marginalized indigenous-population, who turn Kepe's miscreant deeds into the stuff of legend, making him a threat to the very fabric of the colonial society. Sew the Winter to my Skin is a thrilling, operatic ride into the heart of Pre-Apartheid South Africa and is a visceral exploration of the effects of the colonial displacement that sewed the seeds for one of the most viciously racist, political regimes in history.
Directing | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | Director |
Writing | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | Writer |
Production | Carolyn Carew | Co-Producer |
Production | Theuns De Wet | Line Producer |
Production | Michael Henrichs | Co-Producer |
Production | Layla Swart | Producer |
Production | Nikki Wilton | Executive Producer |
Camera | Jonathan Kovel | Director of Photography |
Editing | Layla Swart | Editor |
Art | Emilia Roux | Production Design |
Art | Justice Nhlapo | Art Direction |
Art | Axel Hoebel | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Vienings | Costume Design |
Sound | Barry Donnelly | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Lucky Mkontwana | Boom Operator |
Sound | Shaun Murdoch | Sound Mixer |
Sound | Braam du Toit | Music |