Focus on Africa Program
Noise & Neighbours
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Noise & Neighbours is the story of a bored little girl, and a man who has given up. When Bolelo gets a piano, everything changes.
Helmut bangs at the ceiling to stop her playing. Their battle of noise becomes a conversation, turning enemies into friends.
- Director
- Liza Ludick
- Time
- 00:21:07
- Country
- South Africa
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2024
- Cast
- Tobie Cronjé (Helmut), Olwethu Kunene (Older Bolelo), Maliaka Adonis (Young Bolelo), Thobeka Panyeko (Mother)
Director
Liza Ludick
Liza Ludick draws inspiration from her vibrant imagination and executes her creative vision with a keen eye for detail. She’s a world travelling filmmaker who hides a garden gnome in every video and film she makes as a token of magical realism.
Cast
Tobie Cronjé (Helmut), Olwethu Kunene (Older Bolelo), Maliaka Adonis (Young Bolelo), Thobeka Panyeko (Mother)
Screening
Screening Venue
| Venue | Schedule | Ticket Reservation |
|---|---|---|
| MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives | 2026.05.28 [Thu] 10:30-12:20 | |
| MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives | 2026.05.31 [Sun] 17:30-19:20 |
Online Screening
| Online | schedule | Online Screening |
|---|---|---|
| Online Screening | 2026.05.25 [Mon] - 2026.06.10 [Wed] |
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Recommended comments
From the first, it was important to me that the world be made out of cardboard. We built most of the props and set dressing ourselves. The city skyline was handmade from cardboard and later 3D scanned and added to the digital world.