Black Burns Fast
Sandulela Asanda
Fiction : 96’ / BIPOC, Comedy, Coming of Age, Youth, Lesbian, Romance, Friendship

Adorkable and studious Luthando is on track for a normal academic year at the prestigious boarding school she attends on scholarship. The arrival of a new girl in her class ignites Luthando’s suppressed desires which threaten her relationships and everything she thought she knew about herself.

 

/ EXHIBITION

Lisboa
September 23 | 16h15 | Cinema São Jorge - Sala Manoel de Oliveira Buy Tickets
QL - Feature Film Competition
https://www.urucumedia.com

/ Details

Year: 2025

Country: South Africa

Language: english and xhosa

Subtitles: portuguese

With: Esihle Ndleleni, Muadi Ilung, Mila Smith, Khensani Khoza, Ntsimedi Gwangwa, Basetsana Motloung

/ Direction

Sandulela Asanda

South Africa


Sandulela Asanda (she/they) is a filmmaker from the Eastern Cape currently based in Cape Town, South Africa. Sandulela holds an Honours degree in Film from AFDA Film School in Cape Town. After graduating, Sandulela worked across film festivals, training institutions, and production. Her first professionally produced short, "Mirror Mirror", had its world premiere at TIFF and its European premiere in Berlinale. She is an alumna of the Locarno Film Festival’s Filmmakers’ Academy, the Durban Film Mart and Realness African Screenwriter’s Residency. "Black Burns Fast" is her first feature film.

 


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