Gonella Productions

LANGUAGES: English and Afrikaans | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 29:40
Year of production: 2024

SYNOPSIS

Kirvan Fortuin is a Cape Town dancer and choreographer pioneering the Vogue ball scene as a safe space for queer people. Despite his efforts, this is not enough to protect him from a world where people like him are not always protected or welcome.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: Yazeed Kamaldien
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Kirvan Fortuin
Charlotte Fortuin
Keenan Risworth
Ina Propriette
Markiano-Leigh Geswindt

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Yazeed Kamaldien
Screenwriter: Yazeed Kamaldien
Producer: Yazeed Kamaldien
Director of Photography: Yazeed Kamaldien
Sound: Yazeed Kamaldien
Editing: Yazeed Kamaldien and Jody Engelbrecht
Sound Editing: Yazeed Kamaldien and Ross Gabriel
Music Composer: Malika Omar and Jesse Meintjes

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Documentary
Sub-genre: LGBTQ
Languages: English and Afrikaans
Country of origin: South Africa
Year of production: 2024
Total running time: 29:40
Shooting format: DSLR
Color type: Colour
Aspect ratio: Full Screen 16:9
Sound format: Stereo 2.0

AWARDS

Stockholm City Film Festival – Best Short Documentary

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Stockholm City Film Festival
New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
QueerCine International Film Festival
Melbourne Queer Film Festival