Necktie Youth
Directed by Sibs Shongwe-La Mer
“Drastic extremes of poverty and privilege have long been interlocked in Johannesburg, yet... few films have centered on the quieter turmoil seething behind the high walls of its moneyed suburbs.”
An affluent group of adolescent friends living in Johannesburg are shocked by the live-streamed suicide of a young girl in her parent's family home.
More than a year later and still haunted by the incident, two disillusioned friends, Jabz and September, rummage through the sleepy manicured northern suburbs of Johannesburg in search of answers, drugs, distraction and salvation.
written and directed by
Sibs Shongwe-La Mer
Starring
Sibs Shongwe-La Mer, Bonko Cosmo, Colleen Balchin
released
2015
In coproduction with
Whitman Independent, HALAL
Awards
Durban International Film Festival 2015
Best South African Feature
Best Direction
Amsterdam World Cinema Festival 2015
Best Film
Montreal International Film Festival 2015
Best Film
Carthage Film Festival 2015
Jury Award
AFI Fest 2015
Audience Award
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2015
Special Jury Mention
Locarno Open Doors 2014
Special Jury Mention
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec 2015
Best Film
Grand Jury Prize
South African Film and Television Awards 2016
Best Achievement in Editing - Feature Film
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