Silwerskermfees short films: As ek kon kies

With: Beata Bena, Anoecha Kruger, Josh Riley, Andahr Cotton, Ephraim Gordon, Sherman Pharo

During a church service, Kyleigh celebrates her engagement as an affirmation of the life she has chosen: one of faith, family and community. But when Lara, a woman she once loved, quietly enters the room, the mood of the morning shifts. As they make polite conversation the past starts pressing gently but persistently against the present. As ek kon kies examines how one moment can shatter certainty, and it asks whether the love you choose, is the love you believe you deserve.

Producer: Kanya Viljoen, Emilie Badenhorst
Production Company: Unusual Bones
Executive producers: Beata Bena
Director: Kanya Viljoen, Emilie Badenhorst
Screenwriter: Kanya Viljoen, Emilie Badenhorst, Beata Bena
Editor: Paul Speirs
Cinematographer: Gray Kotze
Soundtrack/Original Score: Magé Troskie

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.