WHO ARE WE?
We have been working together since 1998 when we met on the hit daily soap ISIDINGO. Recently, along with Neil McCarthy, we created MZANSI – a series for SABC1, which won the Duku Duku (audience choice awards) for Best TV drama in 2005. Much of the depth and intensity of the dialogue in White Wedding comes from the real life friendship between the two actors who will play Elvis and Tumi –Kenneth Nkosi and Rapulana Seiphemo who are very passionate and very vocal about each other, life, relationships and pretty much everything!
Rapulana Seiphemo, Jann Turner and Kenneth Nkosi
WHITE WEDDING TEAM
PRODUCER: KEN FOLLETT
A man who knows how to tell and sell a damn good story! You can find out more about him on www.ken-follett.com.
WRITERS: KENNETH NKOSI, JANN TURNER, RAPULANA SEIPHEMO
We have been working together since 1998 when we met on the hit daily soap ISIDINGO which Jann was directing and Kenneth and Raps were starring in.
“ELVIS” played by KENNETH NKOSI
Kenneth Nkosi is one of South Africa’s most popular TV presenters and has an enormous screen presence. He trained at the Market Theatre and has appeared in countless Market Theatre productions both locally and abroad. He has his own TV show – the hilarious KENNY MAKENZO. He has also taken many very serious television roles and recently he played “Aap” – one of the gang in Gavin Hood’s much acclaimed film TSOTSI. Kenneth is one of the creators of MZANSI and also co-produced the second season of the drama series.
“TUMI” played by RAPULANA SEIPHEMO
Romeo in the movie. Rapulana Seiphemo is one of South Africa’s best-known stars of stage and screen. He started acting at University and has played in Market Theatre productions that have toured Europe and America and has taken lead roles in three major television series’ as well as numerous films. Recently he played the husband in the Oscar winning TSOTSI. Rapulana is one of the creators of SABC TV’s MZANSI.
DIRECTOR: JANN TURNER
Jann Turner has written and directed hundreds of hours of television. This is her first feature film. She has also made award winning documentaries and worked for two years as part of the team of producers who made the TRUTH COMMISSION SPECIAL REPORT. A graduate of NYU’s Grad Film School she has also directed multi-cam soap and single cam drama as well as written numerous television scripts. She is the author of the novels HEARTLAND and SOUTHERN CROSS. She is the co-creator of MZANSI and also the SABC3 drama series HARD COPY that recently won the SAFTA Award for Best TV drama.
D.O.P.: WILLIE NEL
LINE PRODUCER: SHARON MANS
Along with a degree in Communications and Industrial Psychology, Sharon Mans has 17 years’ experience in the film and television industry. She has facilitated numerous foreign productions ranging from documentary to children’s programming to high-end drama production. She has experience in all aspects of production from development phase through production and post to delivery. Broadcaster credits include BBC Storyville, RTÉ, CiTV, Channel 5, CBS, TV2 Danmark, France 2 and Discovery. Sharon joins us from Little Bird where she headed up their South Africa office for the past 4 years.
LINKS TO ARTICLES ON WHITE WEDDING
Screen Daily (UK)
Screen Africa
The Herald
