Cape Town-based intimates brand, Koeksuster, recently dropped a feminist fashion film, and it’s fire!
The short film, titled, ‘Sisterhood and solidarity: An Ode to High School and Coming of Age,’ was directed by Thea Small, and takes a nostalgic look back on high school and what that experience could have been, and should have been.
Coming of age can be a very vulnerable time, you feel scrutinized by society and even more so by your peers. As a teenager, you are constantly policing yourself to act in accordance with what’s deemed appropriate by society. You feel insecure about your body, covering it up with towels in the changing room, and comparing yourself to all the other girls, wondering why you can’t just fit in. Founder of Koeksuster, Marli Grobbelaar felt that it was important to centre the film around four girls who reclaim and redefine this space.
On the film’s feminist imagery and subject matter, director, Thea Small said: “We wanted to create a dreamy hyper-feminine, space in which to explore the theme of sisterhood.”
WATCH THE FILM:
CREW:
Director: Thea Small
DOP: Jason Prins
Producers: Lola Mashabane & Chase Musslewhite
Camera Assistant: Junaid Rawoot & Chelsea Wiercx
Gaffer: Patrick Buti
Make-up: Marchay Linderoth
Styling: Marli Grobbelaar
Art Direction: Christina Fortune
Style Assistants: Michelle Benade
Production Assistants: Beth Ribeiro
Photographer: Natasha Maritz
CAST:
Terri de Jager
Iman Kathrada
Lucy Mbiola
Maxim Marais
POST:
Editor: Tomas Wells
Colourist: Brett Wrayner
Music & Sound Composition: Elu Eboka
Voice: Liza Scholtz & Tinuke Eboka
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