{"id":102804,"date":"2026-09-13T10:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/program\/silwerskermfees-short-films-yaadt-queen\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T10:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:57:55","slug":"silwerskermfees-short-films-yaadt-queen","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/program\/silwerskermfees-short-films-yaadt-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Silwerskermfees short films: Yaadt queen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>With:<\/strong> Chant\u00e9 Grainger, Kim Syster, Alvaune- Lee Lewis<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Cape Flats, dreams rise from every corner to the music pulsing through the streets. Keisha lives a double life: isolated by day under her mother\u2019s watchful eye, and a DJ and rising star by night in the electrifying underground Yaadt scene her father once ruled. But when she uncovers the truth about his death, the music stops being an escape and becomes a reckoning. As beats and buried secrets collide, Keisha and her mother are forced to confront a past that could either break them or set them free.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Producer:<\/strong> Sarah Blanchard<br\/><strong>Production Company:<\/strong> Maude and Mary Studios<br\/><strong>Director:<\/strong> Kyle Morkel, Kirsten Jaftha<br\/><strong>Screenwriter:<\/strong> Kyle Morkel, Kirsten Jaftha<br\/><strong>Editor:<\/strong> Thabani Makanza<br\/><strong>Cinematographer:<\/strong> Paul Guyeu<br\/><strong>Soundtrack\/Original Score:<\/strong> Surreal Sessions<br\/><br\/>The <strong>kykNET Silwerskerm Festival <\/strong>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\u2019s banner with the necessary mentorship, annually shine a spotlight on their craft.<br\/>The Film Festival proudly presents <strong>6 short films <\/strong>from up-and-coming filmmakers, <strong>4<\/strong> <strong>short films<\/strong> from established filmmakers, and <strong>5 short documentaries<\/strong> 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 <strong>kykNET<\/strong> and <strong>M-Net<\/strong> and premiered at the 2026 kykNET Silwerskerm Festival in Camps Bay.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With: Chant\u00e9 Grainger, Kim Syster, Alvaune- Lee Lewis On the Cape Flats, dreams rise from every corner to the music pulsing through the streets. Keisha lives a double life: isolated by day under her mother\u2019s watchful eye, and a DJ and rising star by night in the electrifying underground Yaadt scene her father once ruled. 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