Inja (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Inja |
| Country of production |
Australia South Africa |
| original language |
Afrikaans English |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 17 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Steve Pasvolsky |
| script | Steve Pasvolsky |
| production | Joe Weatherstone |
| music | Ilan Kidron |
| camera |
Justine Kerrigan Michael Slater |
| cut | Tinzar Lwyn |
| occupation | |
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Inja is an Australian-South African short film directed by Steve Pasvolsky from 2002.
action
In the colony of South Africa, the young Xhosa boy Thembile lovingly takes care of an abandoned dog on the farm of White John. He tames him, makes him a collar and wants to make him a friend. Johannes watches him and the dog and one day orders Thembile to put the dog in a sack. Thembile reluctantly complies. Johannes ties up the sack and finally steps on him. Inside, the howling of the dog can be heard. Finally, Johannes forces Thembile at gunpoint to open the sack - the dog flees from Thembile.
Ten years go by and South Africa has now become an independent republic. Thembile has grown up and is still on Johannes' farm. The dog is also still on the farm, obeys Johannes and repeatedly and aggressively drives away anyone who comes near him. One day Thembile and Johannes set out to repair the farm's fences. Since Thembile does not drive the fence posts into the ground with the hammer strong enough, Johannes shows him how to do it correctly. He collapses. Thembile fetches essential medicine for him, but cannot give it to him because the dog is defending Johannes. Johannes instructs Thembile to shoot the dog. Thembile remains undecided.
production
Inja was made in 2000 as a graduation film by Steven Pasvolsky at the Australian Film Television and Radio School , where Pasvolsky obtained his Masters. The film was shot in South Africa. Justine Kerrigan was responsible for the costumes and construction . The film ran at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and the LA Shorts Fest , among others .
Awards
The Australian Film Institute nominated the film in 2001 for an AFI Award in the categories of Best Short Film and Best Short Film Script. The film won the jury award for Best Student Film at the 2002 Aspen Shortsfest and was nominated for Best Foreign Short Film at the LA Shorts Fest. Inja received an Oscar nomination in 2003 in the Best Short Film category .
Web links
- Inja in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Inja (Dog) on aftrs.edu.au
- ↑ Australian director up for Oscar ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . abc.net.au, February 12, 2003.
