Sekalli le Meokgo explained

Sekalli le Meokgo
Director:	Teboho Mahlatsi
Starring:	Mduduzi Mabaso, Terry Pheto
Runtime:	19'
Country:	South Africa
Screenplay:	Teboho Mahlatsi
Cinematography:	Robert Malpage
Studio:	Bomb
Editing:	Andrew Trail
Music:	Phillip Miller

Sekalli le Meokgo (English: Meokgo and the Stickfighter) is a 2006 South African drama short film written and directed by Tebho Mahlatsi, starring Mduduzi Mabaso, and Terry Pheto, and with music by Phillip Miller.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Synopsis

Kgotso, a musician and stickfighter who lives in the mountains of Lesotho, only comes out of his seclusion when the shepherds call on him to protect their sheep from thieves. On one such a mission, he is captivated by the beauty of a young woman who stares at him while he plays his concertina. This a story about love and death infused with both the cruelty and the beauty of African magic.^[4]

Award

Sekalli le Meokga was awarded Best Short Film at the 2007 Durban International Film Festival.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 14th Annual African Film Festival Review. www.researchgate.net. 8 July 2019.
2. Book: Botha, Martin. South African Cinema 1896–2010. 9 July 2012. Intellect Books. 9781841504582. Google Books.
3. Web site: Meokgo and the Stickfighter. en.fic.gijon.es. 9 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190602074452/http://en.fic.gijon.es/peliculas/show/2268-meokgo-and-the-stickfighter/ . 2 June 2019 . live .
4. Web site: Reeling: the Movie Review Show's review of Meokgo and the Stickfighter. www.reelingreviews.com. 9 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180205214815/http://www.reelingreviews.com/meokgoandthestickerfighter.htm. 5 February 2018. live.
5. Web site: Artslink.co.za - Award-winners at the Durban Int. Film Festival. Artslink.