Silwerskermfees short films: Pappa kitsch

With: Imre Lamprecht, Dr. Alistair Meredith, Boris Gorelik, Dr. Gerard De Kamper, Paul Myson, Natasha Swift, Salome Le Roux

An impulsive online purchase leads Stefanus Nel to a painting and a mysterious scrapbook believed to have belonged to Vladimir Tretchikoff, whose works have sold for millions. What starts as curiosity quickly turns into an obsession. Stefanus and his anxious dachshund, Rocky, embark on an adventure that leads them from art experts and auction houses to laboratories and scientific testing. As the investigation reveals what lies beneath the paint, it leads them to the artist’s family and granddaughter. But is it a real Tretchikoff, and is it his to keep?

Producer: Matt Bouch, Michelle Nel
Production Company: Bouch
Director: Stefanus Nel, Adam Heyns
Editor: Juniper Hammond, Adam Heyns, Luke Housdon
Cinematographer: Adam Heyns
Soundtrack/Original Score: Hugh Davinson

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.