Experiencing Interruptions?

Iza uHambe Nam // Come Walk With Me

A visual poem about our storytelling adventures across Africa.
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We have been humbled by the dignity and beauty of the people and places of this continent we get to call home.
We hope to continue learning, laughing and sharing.

Come walk with us.

  • James Walsh
    Director
    (en)snared, Baisikeli, Kunye, An Epic Tale
  • James Walsh
    Writer
    (en)snared, Baisikeli, Kunye, An Epic Tale
  • James Walsh
    Producer
    (en)snared, Baisikeli, Kunye, An Epic Tale
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    17,500 USD
  • Country of Filming:
    Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa
  • Language:
    Xhosa
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Sinamatella Productions
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - James Walsh

- AN EPIC TALE (2012) 79 min Feature Documentary Film
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/anepictale
Awards:
Best of Festival, Feature Documentary, 2012 Ruby Mountain Film Festival
Official Selection, 2012 Encounters Film Festival
Official Selection, 2012 Kathmandu International Film Festival
Broadcast:
DSTV Multichoice (Africa), Vimeo on Demand

- KUNYE (2013) 7min Short Film
http://www.sinamatella.com/makingfilm/kunye/
Official Festival Selection:
2013 Banff Mountain Film Festival
2013 Mountainfilm in Telluride Film Festival
2013 5 Point Film Festival
2013 SHNIT Film Festival
2013 Kendal Mountain Film Festival
2014 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival

- BAISIKELI (2013) 26 min Documentary Film
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/baisikeli
Awards:
2014 Rocky Spirit Outdoor - Jury Prize for Best International Film
2014 Chamonix Adventure Festival - Best Storytelling
2013 FICTS Milan - Mention d’Honneur
Official Festival Selection:
2013 Bicycle Film Festivals - London, New York, Madrid, Istanbul, Lisbon
2013 Kendal Mountain Film Festival
2014 Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
2014 New Zealand Mountain Film Festival
2014 DAG Turkey Film Festival
2014 Durban International Film Festival
2014 Flatpack Film Festival
2014 Athens Adventure Film Festival
Broadcast:
CBC (Canada), DSTV Multichoice (Africa), SBS (Australia), Universal Sports (USA), VRT (Beligium), Setanta (Ireland), Aeon (Online), Vimeo on Demand, Steep Edge VOD

- (EN)SNARED (2015) 15 min Documentary Film
http://www.sinamatella.com/makingfilm/ensnared/
Official Festival Selection:
2015 South African Eco Film Festival
2015 Karoo Indie Film Festival
Broadcast:
CBC (Canada)

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Director Statement

“What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing: you wouldn’t be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought. I am constantly preoccupied with how to remove distance so that we can all come closer together, so that we can all begin to sense that we are the same, we are one.” David Hockney

James runs Sinamatella Productions, an African-based, independent film-making company that aims to tell interesting, dynamic, beautiful, redemptive stories through the documentary film format.

Over the past 6 years, the company has developed a track record of taking documentary films from a seed of an idea through to big screens (film festivals from Istanbul to Vancouver) and small screens (through broadcast deals in USA, Canada, Australia, Europe & Africa). Our films have won awards on four continents.

We have filmed on location in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Italy.