Waiting For Good Things

Stuck between the church's promise of prosperity and his family's rooted African traditions, Ronnie, an unexceptional 17-year old, is pulled towards opposite directions in his quest to become a man, in a world where opposites cannot coexist.

  • Lindokuhle Nqobile Skosana
    Director
  • Lindokuhle Nqobile Skosana
    Writer
  • Declan Hooper
    Producer
  • Zuki Kaliko
    Key Cast
    "Ronnie"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 23, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    South Africa
  • Country of Filming:
    South Africa
  • Language:
    English, Xhosa
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (Arri)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - AFDA
  • The AFDA Film Festival
    Cape Town
    South Africa
    November 26, 2022
    The Labia AFDA Film Festival
    Best Director, Best Screenplay
Director Biography - Lindokuhle Nqobile Skosana

Lindokuhle Skosana is a one-man creative studio with a vibrant mindset and a multidisciplinary skillset
that thrives on creative collaborations. At this point, he has written and directed 9 short films.
Lindokuhle tells intimate stories through a personal lens. With a background in fine art, specializing in
portraiture painting, his hands-on approach to working with people informs his ability to adapt to any
environment across genres and mediums.
When the time is right, his goal is to tell African stories through feature films.
All of Lindokuhle's work is born from the phrase ‘authenticity attracts'. Given that the best ideas
whisper, it is this leaning towards the honest stories and topics that has seen the creation of work based
on realism. Impactful, honest, and far-from elegant, Lindokuhle's work does not aim to accomplish
anything. At best, if it makes you stop and wonder, then that is the accomplishment.

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Director Statement

Waiting For Good Things is the proudest story I have brought myself to tell, along with the amazing
crew. Loosely based on true events, the intention of this film was to tell a story of a character who finds
himself in extremely polarizing worlds. In the quest to become a man, he either has to side with
Christianity or Xhosa traditional customs, both of which do not coexist.
Ronnie's story is a real and common one. The decision to choose his path by himself, given the stakes, is
one that is accurate and inaccurate by equal measure, for boys who are Ronnie's age. Ronnie thus has to
make a decision that will shape who he is as a man, a common phenomenon for young Xhosa boys.
For the last 5 months, the entire crew has put forward an enormous effort towards the making of this
film. Every department pulled out their best performance, all in service and telling of this story and for
me as director, this is the most humbling experience I could have had.
All of Lindokuhle's work is born from the phrase ‘authenticity attracts'. Given that the best ideas
whisper, it is this leaning towards the honest stories and topics that has seen the creation of work based
on realism. Impactful, honest, and far-from elegant, Lindokuhle's work does not aim to accomplish
anything. At best, if it makes you stop and wonder, then that is the accomplishment.