Private Project

She is King

A talented young Zulu woman leaves her home for Johannesburg, The city of Gold, to become a "Star".

  • Gersh Kgamedi
    Director
    First feature
  • Nicola Rauch & Gersh Kgamedi
    Writer
    First Feature
  • Nicola Rauch
    Producer
    Between Friends
  • Mpho Ramathuthu
    Producer
    First Feature
  • Gugu Zulu
    Key Cast
    Uzalo
  • Khabonina Qubeka
    Key Cast
    Isidingo
  • Aubrey Poo
    Key Cast
    Isidingo
  • Khanyi Mbau
    Key Cast
    Happiness is a four-letter word
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Musical
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 18, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    500,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    South Africa
  • Country of Filming:
    South Africa
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Distribution Information
  • Indigenous Distribution
    Distributor
    Country: South Africa
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Gersh Kgamedi

Gersh Kgamedi has honours degrees in drama and film, and history of art. He is a well-established local and international commercials director, working out of Picture Tree, but he has also done a variety of work in the industry for over 20 years, including award-winning music videos. He is a music-lover and an expert in the genre of musicals with the fine-tuned sensibility of a lifestyle commercials director.

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Director Statement

Khanyisile is a talented singer, dancer and actor who wants to be a star. She travels from her home in Nongoma in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, to audition for a new musical to be staged at the Joburg Theatre based on the life of Zulu Queen Mkabayi ka Jama. After a couple of detours, she lands a role in the chorus and catches the eye of the best-looking dancer in the show, charming soap star Luyanda.
Will she be able to keep up with her more seasoned fellow performers, avoid the jealous machinations of the aging leading lady, and survive the punishing rehearsal schedule to make it to opening night and shine like the star she is?
‘She is King’ is a joyous celebration of Zulu culture in a glossy contemporary setting, showing off the City of Gold as the Broadway of Africa. Think ‘Smash’ meets ‘Lion King’, in Joburg.