Matwetwe

Matwetwe is a hilarious coming-of-age adventure directed by comedian Kagiso Lediga (Creator and Director of Queen Sono). It follows Lefa (the late Sibusiso Khwinana) and Papi (Tebatso Mashishi), best friends and recent high school graduates, on the hustle of their young lives. Over the course of one action-packed New Year’s Eve in the iconic township of Atteridgeville, the boys try to score a huge deal, dodge a kingpin gangster and his violent minions, get the girl and ultimately save their own lives. Flightmode became involved after Black Coffee watched the movie 5 months prior to its release. He loved it and suggested we find a way to work with the film makers. Black Coffee agreed to become an Executive Producer. The movie went on to break local box office records within 2 weeks of its release and was an instant cult classic. The success of the movie was bitter sweet as the lead actor Sibusio Khwinana was killed after attending a showing of the movie in Pretoria - a tragic end to such a talented and grounded young man.

My contribution:

-Investment analysis

-Marketing support

What I learnt:

-Investment models for Movies

-Movie marketing

-Making a successful movie is incredibly difficult and requires a great amount of luck to succeed