APART
Year
2026
Runtime
19 mins
Language
Afrikaans, English
Subtitles
English
International Premiere
This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: COAT OF MANY COLOURS
Amid the harsh realities of South African apartheid, two boys—Themba and Joel—form a dangerous friendship. As hate and fear threaten to pull them apart, their bond faces its greatest challenge in the form of a life-saving gesture. Through their eyes, we glimpse a moment of innocence—where hope, empathy, and understanding still feel possible.
- Festivals
- Tribeca Film Festival
- Director
- Pola Maneli
- Executive Producer
- Rich Levy, Leerom Segal
- Producer
- Douglas Costa, Laura Denham, Bernardo Romero, Tim Jones, Natalie Castellino
- Screenwriter
- Spike Lee, Tim Jones, Jeff Leisawitz, Lubabalo Mtati, Tim Jones, Spike Lee
- Editor
- Maria Machado, João Machado
- Music
- Black Coffee
- Cast
- Louis Booysen, Gerhardt Conradie, Evan Hengst, Daniah De Villiers, Kopano Mashike, Sobantu Nqayi