press kit - Wonderphil Productions

Tell us about the funniest thing that you witnessed onsetIt had to be the art department creating packets of condomsbecause we could not get a sponsor. They even went online tosearch for an appropriate name – great, orgasmic creativity.Describe working with the legendary Regardt van denBerghA privilege. I was able to sit between Regardt and ourcontinuity person Liezl Spies throughout the shoot so Iwas able to be part of every decision and was able to askquestions and make suggestions.Describe working with Tim and JorrieThat is an unfair question. Naturally our outlook differsbecause we represent two different generations, but there ismutual respect and I think that our creativity forms a perfectbridge.What are the difficulties of making a film in SouthAfrica?The very small Afrikaans market in which we play and theperception that unless it comes out of Hollywood it cannot dowell. Also the very small budgets and the box office takes 60percent of the ticket price.ProducersTIM THERONSee under ActorsJORRIE VAN DER WALT - ProducerSee under CinematographerDirectorREGARDT Van den BerghThere are various reasons why I was attracted to Klein Karoo.Firstly, before I read the script, Cobus van den Bergh, TimTheron and Jorrie van der Walt came to see me to find outwhether or not I would be interested in a project of thisnature. They also asked me to see whether or not the projectwas viable. Their enthusiasm to make a film and the way inwhich they related the story, grabbed me from the start. Iknew then that these guys knew what they were doing.Apart form the fact that the story is fresh and told withhonesty, the location in which it was set excited me. I knewthat we could make a beautiful film in the Little Karoo. Youcannot go wrong shooting in that area. Nothing compareswith shooting a film in the platteland where you have theenthusiasm and support of the local community.Working with young filmmakers was also appealing to me. Itwas gratifying to see how the actors and technicians grew intotheir roles. Actors like Tim and Donnalee (I should mentionthe entire cast) arrived on set with so much expectationand having prepared so hard, that it was truly refreshing.I especally enjoyed mining Tim’s dry sense of humour andcreating a platform for him to give full vent to this talent.It is quite something take on your first big role and at thesame time have to lead everyone else through the process.Tim was great in this respect. I appreciated the dedicationwith which Donnalee approached her role and know thataudiences will see that she really “lived” this role. I could saythe same of everyone involved.Technically we witnessed a miracle. We had so little time toshoot and it was a challenge to tell this story skilfully withinthe budget and time constraints. I think that Jorrie who wastackling his first feature film has brought a level of camerawork to this film that we can all be proud of.