Synopsis by Theo.E.Davids

The Child is The Father of The Man

Name	The Child is The Father of The Man
Running Time	28 minutes
Genre	Socio-Drama
Language	English
Distribution Format	Mini DV, DVD,SP
Writer, Producer, Director	Theo E. Davids
Synopsis	“The child is the father of man” is about one a young high school student who helps his family financially by selling drugs. He does this not out of choice but because of design. He needs to financially support his unemployed mother and young sister and brother. He does this to prevent his family from falling into the decaying township culture of poverty and crime. His role model was his drug addict father, who was murdered by a drug dealer…
Starring	Leonard Leo, Elton Bougaardt

Cape Flats Jol

Name	Cape Flats Jol
Running Time	48 Minutes
Genre	Comedy
Language	English
Distribution Format	Mini DV, DVD, SP
Writer, Director, Producer	Andre Manus
Producer, Director	Theo E. Davids
Synopsis	“Cape Flats Jol” is a contemporary comedy, based on people of different race groups living in the township. A love triangle between people of different race groups causes many cultural and socio-economic differences. This results in many satirical situations, which are deeply rooted in current trends…
Starring	Moeniel Jacobs

Determined

Name	Determined
Genre	Social Drama
Production House	Bridgetown Theatre Company & Bridgetown High School
Language	Xhosa (90%); English (10%) – 100% English Subtitles
Distribution Format	Mini DV, DVD, SP
Writers	Yolokazi Jezile; Theo.E.Davids
Producers	Andrew Windvogel; Jonathan Jacobs; Mark Wildschut
Cast	Yandiswa Jindela; Viwe Benxa; Sibusiso Zwele;  Wendy Mxutu; Zikhona Qalinge; Anne-Marie De Maar
Director	Theo E. Davids
Editor	Zulpha Otto-Sallies
Synopsis	Determined is about two poor orphaned teenage brother and sister that are forced to move from the Eastern Cape to attend to high school in Cape Town for a better education. Here they discover that life is even more difficult and that they have to overcome their hardships in order to achieve their dream of attaining a good matric pass.
Starring	Yandiswa Jindela; Viwe Benxa; Sibusiso Zwele;  Wendy Mxutu; Zikhona Qalinge; Anne-Marie De Maar

Life’s a Joke

Name	Life’s a Joke
Genre	Social Drama
Language	English (80%); 20% Mix Afrikaans with English Subtitles
Shooting Format	24 Minutes
Distribution Format	Mini DV, DVD, SP
Shooting Format	HD
Writers	Nicolene Abrahams; Theo.E.Davids
Producers	Andrew Windvogel; Jonathan Jacobs; Mark Wildschut
Director	The E. Davids
Editor	Zulpha Otto-Sallies
Starring	Gouwa Haris Dylan Brandt; Glynis Jacobs
Synopsis	Life’s a joke is about  a talented and introvert young woman getting a once in a life time  opportunity to perform as a standup comedian at a famous comedy club, only to discover that her tyrannical mother, wants her to take full time care of her sick  brother.

Tears in the Shadow of the mountain (mini series)

Name	Tears in the Shadow of the mountain
Running Time	46 Minutes x 4 Episodes
Genre	Thriller Drama
Language	English (80%) 20 % Cape Flats Afrikaans
Distribution Format	DVD
Writer, Director, Producer	Theo E. Davids
Starring	Devin Persens, Nevelia Heilbron, Dexter Hanekom, Abduraghman Adams, Richard Allie and Paddy Steenkamp
Synopsis	This drama series is based on true-life events.  It is about one man’s killing spree (serial killer) of 26 innocent young boys in Cape Town’s poor communities in the 1980’s.  The film deals with the hideous modus oparandi of the killer, at the expense of the frantic communities, the incompetent police but to the benefit of the capitalistic media and sly politicians.

The Park

Name	The Park
Running Time	100 minutes
Genre	Socio-Drama
Language	English
Distribution Format	Mini DV, DVD or SP
Writer	James Matthews
Director, Producer	The E. Davids
Starring	Gary Gribble, Ernest Sameuls, Glen Maclons, Leon Goliath, Melanie Reeves, Jennifer Lean,  Avril Esterhuizen, Anethea La Vita, Pamela Neale and Nomvula Mbatha
Synopsis	On 11 November 1964, the day when Nelson Mandela is sent to life in prison – for apposing apartheid, a twelve year old black boy has a life changing experience.  Since the age of seven he would once a week walk (20km) to deliver a parcel of ironed washing to his mother’s white employer in Pinelands (Cape Town), from where he lives in Garden Village – a black neighborhood in Cape Town.  On this route, he would walk past a municipal playground park that is only “open” to white people.  One day he decides to enter the park.  Through the eyes of this young boy, the horror of apartheid is revealed as the park attendant, who is also black, ejects him from the park…

Quest

Name	Quest
Running Time	24 minutes
Writer, Director, Producer	Theo E. Davids
Starring	Portia Meyer, Zurayda Villet, Robyn Brown, Jaden Louw, Naomi Mhlanga-Arnott, Megan V/d Merwe, Lizanne Peters, Candice Warries, Chandre Matthews, Shamiel Rorich
Synopsis	Quest is about what happens when a young drug addict mother has to sell her intelligent 14 year old daughter to the drug lord in order to settle her drug debt. Over time the mother experiences severe hardship and changes her life by committing it to God. Simultaneously, her young daughter manages to escape from her dire life as a prostitute and local porn star and the clutches of the violent drug lord. Will she return home and forgive her pious and remorseful mother?