U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha

Country of Origin: South Africa
Release Date: 2005
Length:122 minutes
Director: Mark Dornford-May

The movie is a modern remake of Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen. It was shot entirely in Xhosa, and combines both music from the original opera with traditional African music. It takes place in the Cape Town township of Khayelitsha. U-Carmen was translated into Xhosa by Andiswa Kedama and Pauline Malefane, who also play Amanda and Carmen in the movie, respectively.The cast rehearsed for four weeks before they began shooting the film. The film's musical numbers were recorded live on the set without any additional dubbing. The film was Dornford-May's directorial debut. Also, none of the cast members had ever acted on film before.

Short Movie
“The Landlord”

Directed and Produced by Charles Breiner
Executive Produced by Charles Breiner, Eric Buist, and Steve De Jong,

"The Landlord" is a Film Noir style film about a broken radiator. Jimmy (Derek Minter) and Christine (Joy Tweedie) are living a great life in their new apartment, except their radiator keeps breaking. Tony (Loren Bryant), the landlord must keep coming over to fix the radiator. Jimmy begins to suspect foul play when the radiator continues to break, and Tony begins to spend time in the apartment doing other things. "The Landlord" is a senior project funded and produced entirely by film students at Calvin College.