Breakrough debut feature to premiere at DIFF

The innovative, improvised debut feature of Capetonian film director, Jenna Bass is soon to be unveiled at its World Premiere In Competition at the Durban International Film Festival. Love the One You Love, starring Louw Venter (Semi-Soet, Jimmy In Pienk, Corne & Twakkie) with the new talent discoveries of Zimbabwean-born thespian Chi Mhende (Waiting For The Barbarians, Nothing But The Truth) and newcomer, 17-year-old Mogamat Dayaan Salie, is the creation of Jenna Bass whose previous short film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

Produced over many months, this micro budget film saw the director fulfilling six roles in the production and drawing stylistic inspiration from John Cassavetes, Harmony Korine, Mike Leigh and Wong Kar-Wai. Choosing to work without a script, Bass cast a diverse ensemble of professionals and non-actors, improvising all the scenes within the high-concept narrative, resulting in exceptional performances and rapid-fire dialogue.

Bass was supported by executive producers Lawrence Mattis (The Matrix Trilogy, The Walking Dead) and Steven Markovitz (Viva Riva!, African Metropolis) with sound design and composition by Ross Dorkin from the hugely popular local band Beatenberg.

The film focuses on a sex-line operator, a dog handler and an IT-technician who begin to suspect that their romantic relationships are the subject of a bizarre conspiracy, involving their friends, family and possibly even greater forces.

The film's parallel stories question the ideals we hold too sacred: love, happiness, and the New South Africa, the pursuit of which makes truth impossible.'' said director Jenna Bass

This is the kind of film that doesnt come up very often for most actors and I relished the opportunity'' said actor Louw Venter

Jenna Bass is a rare talent that is about to be recognized on the world cinema stage. She has excelled in every department she worked on in this film, a remarkable achievement. We are proud to be launching the film in South Africa first at the prestigious Durban International Film Festival said Executive producer Steven Markovitz

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