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Light & Shadow

A day in the life of Jane Digby, Fine Artist, and how she draws inspiration from her surroundings and the light and shadow of the day.

  • SJ van Breda
    Director
    Jane Digby, Grey, Sentience, (Isola)tion
  • SJ van Breda
    Writer
    Jane Digby, Grey, Sentience, (Isola)tion
  • SJ van Breda
    Producer
    Jane Digby, Grey, Sentience, (Isola)tion
  • Jane Digby
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    documentary
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 2, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    South Africa
  • Country of Filming:
    South Africa
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Xiaomi Mi11
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • SF3
    Sydney
    Australia
    February 1, 2022
    Australian Premiere
    Finalist: SF3 Mini
  • Moment Invitational Film Festival
    Seattle, WA
    United States
    June 26, 2021
    World Premiere
    Winner: Short Documentary
  • Xiaomi Studios
    Beijing
    China
    May 21, 2021
    World Premiere
    Officially Commissioned Film
Distribution Information
  • Xiaomi Studios
    Distributor
    Country: China
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - SJ van Breda

SJ van Breda was born and raised in Durban, South Africa. She studied engineering before pursuing film at Vancouver Film School.
SJ has screened films at Whistler Film Festival, Oxford International Film Festival, Chilliwack Independent Film Festival, SA Indie Festival, and has filmed two shorts in Italy for the Pigneto and CICI Film Festivals. She was also placed in the top 10 of the Nespresso Talents 2018, was selected for the Adobe Design Achievement awards and won the documentary category of FilmicFest 2019. SJ is currently a Mi Creator with Xiaomi Studios and a freelance director and editor in Cape Town, South Africa and works mainly on editorial content, music videos and short films. She is also serving as an instructor and jury member for the inaugural MMOCA Film Festival in Cape Town in 2020. She is currently in development on two feature length documentaries and is writing her first feature film.

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Director Statement

Passionate about the painting process, oil painter, Jane Digby, paints quickly and spontaneously in alla prima with a limited but rich colour palette, resulting in expressive and evocative paintings of significance. Jane’s artworks have depth of craftsmanship and emotion that keeps the viewer wanting more, questioning the character or scene behind the complex, layers of paint.