Silwerskermfees short films: Wag ‘n bietjie

With: Danny Ross, Germandt Geldenhuys, Elzabé Zietsman, Alicia Van Emmenes, Zethu Mphahlele, Lebogang Mphahlele

Lionel is a professional queuer sitter – he sits so you don’t have to: Home Affairs, the licensing office, name it and he’s there. It’s a living, if not much of a life. When a stranger hires him to wait at his dying mother’s bedside, Lionel reluctantly takes the job. Alone in her eccentric home filled with memories, he begins piecing together who this woman really was. A musician. An adventurer. Someone who actually lived. As her final hours tick away, Lionel is forced to face a question he’s been avoiding for a very long time: What exactly is he waiting for?

Producer: Christian Grobbelaar, Ryan Johnson
Production Company: Sea Dog Creative Co.
Director: Christian Grobbelaar
Screenwriter: Christian Grobbelaar
Editor: Gideon Breytenbach
Cinematographer: Jason Haji-Joannou
Soundtrack/Original Score: Emma van Heyningen, Wesley West

The kykNET Silwerskerm Festival is a prestigious and proudly South African and Afrikaans film festival that has supported, empowered, and developed the local film industry for more than a decade. While a number of feature films from seasoned filmmakers make their world debut or South African premiere at this prestigious event, the festival is also a showcase for emerging talent: a series of short films, produced under the festival’s banner with the necessary mentorship, annually shine a spotlight on their craft.
The Film Festival proudly presents 6 short films from up-and-coming filmmakers, 4 short films from established filmmakers, and 5 short documentaries from the 2026 kykNET Silwerskerm Festival programme. More detailed information about the short films is available on our website. These short films were produced under the mentorship of kykNET and M-Net and premiered at the 2026 kykNET Silwerskerm Festival in Camps Bay.