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SCHEDULE ALERT! Short films and documentaries from the 2025 Silwerskerm Awards air on kykNET from Sunday 31 August at 20h00. Starts with three. New ones air on Saturdays and Sundays until 20 September. Available on Catch Up too. See comments for the line-up. >>


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TVSA Team
28 Aug 2025 16:50


SUNDAY 31 AUGUST 2025

20h00: Vet Vannie Land


A short doccie that follows the brilliant botanist Pieter van Wyk as he tries to protect one of our country’s most unique ecosystems from collapse. 

20h30: Bliksems Van Bothaville

Deals with the life of the all-in-wrestler Roger Wilters.

His personal life is a sad affair, and the house that was once full of family members is now quiet.

It was in the wrestling ring where Roger could express himself and forget his problems - until the only all-in-wrestling club in Bothaville closed. 

21h00: GHAM! Ons Het Lyn

An intimate look into the world of the Temple Boys from Ravensmead who, three years after their TikTok fame, are struggling with fading dreams.

SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2025

20h30: Totsiens, Selina


tells the story of Selina, the woman whose comforting presence in the Swanepoel household was taken for granted for years.

Cast includes: Clementine Mosimane, Lorraine Burger, Maki Mokhitli, Francois Lensley and Erasmus Esterhuizen. 

20h55: Kinnetafel

A family dramedy with the tagline: “Secrets at the table, knives in the back.”

The cast includes Braeden Buys, Lauren Joseph, Melanie du Bois, Veronique Jephtas, Euodia Samson and Royston Stoffels.

21h15: Bly

A storm rages outside while the plan of an elderly couple, played by Anton Dekker and Karin Retief, to end their suffering begins to unravel when their granddaughter, played by Liza du Plessis, ends up in mortal danger

21h40: ARK

Noa (Ben Albertyn) and Mira (Kristen Raath) find themselves in a spacecraft bound for Mars.

The survival of humanity depends on the two of them, but there is a lot of baggage one carries along on the way to a new beginning. Will Noa and Mira be able to complete their mission?

SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2025

20h00: Tussen Hemel en Aarde


Deals with the unimaginable grief experienced by the Springbok rugby player Jannie du Plessis and his wife, Ronel, on 16 November 2021: the drowning of their ten-month-old son. 

20h45: Felix by die Koppie

offers a personal look at the Marikana massacre as seen through the eyes and lens of the renowned photojournalist Felix Dlangamandla.

SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2025

20h30: Alma Op Pad


Explores the impact of decisions made when things suddenly change.

The 12-year-old Alma’s (Chrystal Conradie) mother wants to break away from the family’s traditional holiday destination.

She yearns for something else, but her husband is not at all happy with the idea.

Also featuring Laudo Liebenberg, Amalia Uys and Gerhard Conradie. 

21h00: Tussen Die Kwashale

deals with the 11-year-old Tyron (Jihad Otto) who loses his artistic mother, Anna (Monique Rockman), to death.

Tyron is autistic, and he finds comfort through painting.

21h30: Min of Meer

The story of Jana who wants to be a mermaid and her beloved husband, Jakob, who wants to make her dream possible at all costs.

With Liezl de Kock, Tiaan Slabbert, Neels Clasen, Zak Hendrikz and Craig Urbani.

SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2025

20h00: Verander


Charts the emotional and political transformation of Lourens Jacobs, former head of security for President Nelson Mandela.

It sheds light on who Lourens was before South Africa’s transition to democracy in 1994 and examines his role in a time of political tension and division. 

20h45: Jan Bloed

A short documentary film about a former gang member from Westbury.

His real name is Alister Fortuin, but as Jan Bloed he was once a member of the Fast Guns and Varados gang.

Alister shares his life story and tells more about his childhood, his family and gang life. 

SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2025

20h30: Sewe


Michelle (Karlé Briedenhann) is trapped in a relationship that is becoming increasingly manipulative and violent. Yet she “can’t just leave” Francois (Viljé Maritz). 

21h00: Die Superette

An action-comedy set in a corner café. Aunty Sonja (June van Merch) is the sharp-witted cashier, and when two masked robbers, Bompie and Lange, burst in and demand money, the situation spirals into a hostage drama.

Also with Dirk Stoltz, Marunzo Thomas and Tyron McKinnon.

21h30: Hier

Stars David Viviers and Anja Taljaard as characters whose lives overlap over six generations.

Romance, science fiction, action and drama are whipped up with something decidedly ominous.

 

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