Welcome to ACP, the number 1 film and television podcast to listen to in S.A. according to <a href='http://feedspot.com/'>Feedspot.com</a>, and this week do we have news for you!Coming soon; not just a brand new totally South African action series, but hopefully the start of a whole new hig-impact, African rooted universe. Marvel, you have been warned!This week Gino had the chance to chat to series creator Waleed Al-Yamani, alongside lead actor Richard Gau to talk all things Martyrs. The mini-series follows the lives of a detective partnership between Rian, a gut-driven rebel, and Lupita, a disciplined military orphan. The pair discover the body of a woman doused with a mysterious drug. This discovery leads them into an underground world, where they uncover a series of dark secrets. The series is a collaboration between Waleed, and Richard&apos;s People&apos;s Republic of Entertainment, and will launch on YouTube on June 27.Save the date - it&apos;s gonna be hot!<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220442/fan_mail/new">Yes? No? Send us a text</a>Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is: <a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'>instagram.com/africancouchpotato</a> <a href='https://x.com/africancouchpot'>x.com/africancouchpot</a> <a href='mailto: justginosa@gmail.com'>gino.arlechino@gmail.com</a>WhatsApp Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews YouTube; <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AfricanCouchPotato'>African Couch Potato - YouTube</a> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'>https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato</a> <a href='https://letterboxd.com/africancouchpot/'>Gino Shelile’s profile • Letterboxd</a> Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA) Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting <a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'>ted@aten.co.za</a> Music by The_Mountain from PixabayCHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7 © SANTE MEDIA 2026

<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to ACP, the number 1 film and television podcast to listen to in S.A. according to &lt;a href='http://feedspot.com/'&gt;Feedspot.com&lt;/a&gt;, and this week do we have news for you!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coming soon; not just a brand new totally South African action series, but hopefully the start of a whole new hig-impact, African rooted universe. Marvel, you have been warned!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week Gino had the chance to chat to series creator Waleed Al-Yamani, alongside lead actor Richard Gau to talk all things &lt;em&gt;Martyrs&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The mini-series follows the lives of a detective partnership between Rian, a gut-driven rebel, and Lupita, a disciplined military orphan. The pair discover the body of a woman doused with a mysterious drug. This discovery leads them into an underground world, where they uncover a series of dark secrets. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The series is a collaboration between Waleed, and Richard&amp;apos;s People&amp;apos;s Republic of Entertainment, and will launch on YouTube on June 27.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Save the date - it&amp;apos;s gonna be hot!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220442/fan_mail/new"&gt;Yes? No? Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'&gt;instagram.com/africancouchpotato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://x.com/africancouchpot'&gt;x.com/africancouchpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto: justginosa@gmail.com'&gt;gino.arlechino@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WhatsApp Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;YouTube; &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;African Couch Potato - YouTube&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://letterboxd.com/africancouchpot/'&gt;Gino Shelile’s profile • Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'&gt;ted@aten.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;© SANTE MEDIA 2026&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Welcome to ACP, the number 1 film and television podcast to listen to in S.A. according to Feedspot.com, and this week do we have news for you! Coming soon; not just a brand new totally South African action series, but hopefully the start of a whole new hig-impact, African rooted universe. Marvel, you have been warned! This week Gino had the chance to chat to series creator Waleed Al-Yamani, alongside lead actor Richard Gau to talk all things Martyrs.  The mini-series follows the lives o...

S3 Ep46 Waleed Al-Yamani and Richard Gau on “Martyrs”

Imagine waking up to find your life savings are gone forever. Well, that&apos;s what happened to thousands of people in 2018, many of them from rural and low-income communities. who had deposited or invested with VBS Mutual Bank, when it was exposed as the epicentre of a massive fraud and corruption scandal. In today&apos;s ACP, Gino talks, via Zoom, to local documentary filmmaker Dowelani Nenzhelele, whose own family lost hundreds of thousands of rands, about, not only the personal cost, but the pain and suffering visited on the victims, many who still have seen nothing of their missing money. Dowelani talks about how working alongside Idea Candy helped him bring the whole sorry story to the screen.The People vs VBS follows the money to show how a small mutual bank became entangled with multinational auditors, political parties, a royal household and a former president.You can stream The People vs VBS on DStv Stream and don&apos;t forget to check out <a href='https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562380913119'>Backpack Films</a> to find out what Dowelani and the next generation of film makers are up to.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220442/fan_mail/new">Yes? No? Send us a text</a>Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is: <a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'>instagram.com/africancouchpotato</a> <a href='https://x.com/africancouchpot'>x.com/africancouchpot</a> <a href='mailto: justginosa@gmail.com'>gino.arlechino@gmail.com</a>WhatsApp Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews YouTube; <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AfricanCouchPotato'>African Couch Potato - YouTube</a> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'>https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato</a> <a href='https://letterboxd.com/africancouchpot/'>Gino Shelile’s profile • Letterboxd</a> Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA) Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting <a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'>ted@aten.co.za</a> Music by The_Mountain from PixabayCHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7 © SANTE MEDIA 2026

<description>&lt;p&gt;Imagine waking up to find your life savings are gone forever. Well, that&amp;apos;s what happened to thousands of people in 2018, many of them from rural and low-income communities. who had deposited or invested with VBS Mutual Bank, when it was exposed as the epicentre of a massive fraud and corruption scandal. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In today&amp;apos;s ACP, Gino talks, via Zoom, to local documentary filmmaker Dowelani Nenzhelele, whose own family lost hundreds of thousands of rands, about, not only the personal cost, but the pain and suffering visited on the victims, many who still have seen nothing of their missing money. Dowelani talks about how working alongside Idea Candy helped him bring the whole sorry story to the screen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The People vs VBS&lt;/em&gt; follows the money to show how a small mutual bank became entangled with multinational auditors, political parties, a royal household and a former president.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can stream &lt;em&gt;The People vs VBS&lt;/em&gt; on DStv Stream and don&amp;apos;t forget to check out &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562380913119'&gt;Backpack Films&lt;/a&gt; to find out what Dowelani and the next generation of film makers are up to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220442/fan_mail/new"&gt;Yes? No? Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'&gt;instagram.com/africancouchpotato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://x.com/africancouchpot'&gt;x.com/africancouchpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto: justginosa@gmail.com'&gt;gino.arlechino@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WhatsApp Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;YouTube; &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;African Couch Potato - YouTube&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://letterboxd.com/africancouchpot/'&gt;Gino Shelile’s profile • Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'&gt;ted@aten.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;© SANTE MEDIA 2026&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Imagine waking up to find your life savings are gone forever. Well, that's what happened to thousands of people in 2018, many of them from rural and low-income communities. who had deposited or invested with VBS Mutual Bank, when it was exposed as the epicentre of a massive fraud and corruption scandal.  In today's ACP, Gino talks, via Zoom, to local documentary filmmaker Dowelani Nenzhelele, whose own family lost hundreds of thousands of rands, about, not only the personal cost, but the...

S3 Ep45 Dowelani Nenzhelele on “The People vs VBS”

Variations on a Theme, a South African drama by directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar,  just won the coveted Tiger Award for best competition film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and has now gone on to win the Best African Film award at the Joburg Film Festival 2026 Gala Awards.So, obvs, we needed to talk to them. Gino got hold of them via Zoom to get some insight into the &quot;whats?&quot; and &quot;whys?&quot; behind the film. It tells the story of an elderly goat herder, Hettie, who falls victim to a scam promising long-overdue reparations for her father’s WWII service. As she waits for money that will never come, the disruptions of her 80th birthday threaten to strip away the last of her independence. Devon adds, “Although the film is fictional, it&apos;s based on the real experiences of people who have historically borne the brunt of a lot of injustices and continue to fall victim to these scams&quot;.The Tiger Competition jury said: “Possessing a deep poetic language, we found this to be a thoughtful and moving portrait of a community living under the spectre of colonial legacies and familial bonds in this world and the next.”You can catch Variations on a Theme at Ster-Kinekor V&amp;A Nouveau in Cape Town or at Rosebank Nouveau in Johannesburg. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220442/fan_mail/new">Yes? No? Send us a text</a>Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is: <a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'>instagram.com/africancouchpotato</a> <a href='https://x.com/africancouchpot'>x.com/africancouchpot</a> <a href='mailto: justginosa@gmail.com'>gino.arlechino@gmail.com</a>WhatsApp Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews YouTube; <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AfricanCouchPotato'>African Couch Potato - YouTube</a> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'>https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato</a> <a href='https://letterboxd.com/africancouchpot/'>Gino Shelile’s profile • Letterboxd</a> Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA) Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting <a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'>ted@aten.co.za</a> Music by The_Mountain from PixabayCHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7 © SANTE MEDIA 2026

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Variations on a Theme&lt;/em&gt;, a South African drama by directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar,  just won the coveted Tiger Award for best competition film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and has now gone on to win the Best African Film award at the Joburg Film Festival 2026 Gala Awards.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, obvs, we needed to talk to them. Gino got hold of them via Zoom to get some insight into the &amp;quot;whats?&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;whys?&amp;quot; behind the film. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It tells the story of an elderly goat herder, Hettie, who falls victim to a scam promising long-overdue reparations for her father’s WWII service. As she waits for money that will never come, the disruptions of her 80th birthday threaten to strip away the last of her independence. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Devon adds, “Although the film is fictional, it&amp;apos;s based on the real experiences of people who have historically borne the brunt of a lot of injustices and continue to fall victim to these scams&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Tiger Competition jury said: “Possessing a deep poetic language, we found this to be a thoughtful and moving portrait of a community living under the spectre of colonial legacies and familial bonds in this world and the next.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can catch &lt;em&gt;Variations on a Theme&lt;/em&gt; at Ster-Kinekor V&amp;amp;A Nouveau in Cape Town or at Rosebank Nouveau in Johannesburg. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220442/fan_mail/new"&gt;Yes? No? Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'&gt;instagram.com/africancouchpotato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://x.com/africancouchpot'&gt;x.com/africancouchpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto: justginosa@gmail.com'&gt;gino.arlechino@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WhatsApp Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;YouTube; &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;African Couch Potato - YouTube&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://letterboxd.com/africancouchpot/'&gt;Gino Shelile’s profile • Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'&gt;ted@aten.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;© SANTE MEDIA 2026&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Variations on a Theme, a South African drama by directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar,  just won the coveted Tiger Award for best competition film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and has now gone on to win the Best African Film award at the Joburg Film Festival 2026 Gala Awards. So, obvs, we needed to talk to them. Gino got hold of them via Zoom to get some insight into the "whats?" and "whys?" behind the film.  It tells the story of an elderly goa...

S3 Ep44 Jason Jacobs & Devon Delmar on “Variations on a Theme”

With invites from all over, this week Gino was spolt for choice. Welcome to African Couch Potato, the No.1 film and television podcast to listen to in SA according to Feedspot.comFirstly, on a sad note, trailblazing beauty queen and established actress, Cynthia Shange has left us. After being crowned Miss Black South Africa she went on to represent the country at Miss World in 1972. She was also the lead star in South Africa&apos;s first black feature film, Udeliwe. The invites! Invite number 1 was to Michael, at the IMAX with Laser in Rosebank. A long, long time in production, the movie follows Michael&apos;s rise to stardom from the early days in the 60s to his explosion as a megastar in the early 90s. Go!Invite number 2 was another groundbreaker in a way. BTS is a South Korean boy band who have made it big all over the world. After a pause to do military service, they reunited and started touring again. Their recent Arirang World Tour Tokyo concert was livestreamed to cinemas globally and Gino was there with the rest of the ARMY (Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth).The 12th Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards are around the corner and this year they will be hosted by SA&apos;s Nomzamo Mbatha and Nigeria’s producer-comedian-actor, Bovi on the 9th May in Lagos.While, on the same day, the SAFFA Stunt Awards are happening in Cape Town, you can get tickets by calling +27 83 716 1821.And, don&apos;t miss the next ep, when Gino chats to directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar about their film, Variations on a Theme, which premiered earlier in 2026, won the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and Best African Film at the 2026 Joburg Film Festival. Be there!<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220442/fan_mail/new">Yes? No? Send us a text</a>Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is: <a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'>instagram.com/africancouchpotato</a> <a href='https://x.com/africancouchpot'>x.com/africancouchpot</a> <a href='mailto: justginosa@gmail.com'>gino.arlechino@gmail.com</a>WhatsApp Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews YouTube; <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AfricanCouchPotato'>African Couch Potato - YouTube</a> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'>https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato</a> <a href='https://letterboxd.com/africancouchpot/'>Gino Shelile’s profile • Letterboxd</a> Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA) Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting <a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'>ted@aten.co.za</a> Music by The_Mountain from PixabayCHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7 © SANTE MEDIA 2026

<description>&lt;p&gt;With invites from all over, this week Gino was spolt for choice. Welcome to African Couch Potato, the No.1 film and television podcast to listen to in SA according to Feedspot.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firstly, on a sad note, trailblazing beauty queen and established actress, Cynthia Shange has left us. After being crowned Miss Black South Africa she went on to represent the country at Miss World in 1972. She was also the lead star in South Africa&amp;apos;s first black feature film, &lt;em&gt;Udeliwe&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The invites! Invite number 1 was to &lt;em&gt;Michael&lt;/em&gt;, at the IMAX with Laser in Rosebank. A long, long time in production, the movie follows Michael&amp;apos;s rise to stardom from the early days in the 60s to his explosion as a megastar in the early 90s. Go!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Invite number 2 was another groundbreaker in a way. BTS is a South Korean boy band who have made it big all over the world. After a pause to do military service, they reunited and started touring again. Their recent &lt;em&gt;Arirang World Tour&lt;/em&gt; Tokyo concert was livestreamed to cinemas globally and Gino was there with the rest of the ARMY (Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 12th Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards are around the corner and this year they will be hosted by SA&amp;apos;s Nomzamo Mbatha and Nigeria’s producer-comedian-actor, Bovi on the 9th May in Lagos.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While, on the same day, the SAFFA Stunt Awards are happening in Cape Town, you can get tickets by calling +27 83 716 1821.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And, don&amp;apos;t miss the next ep, when Gino chats to directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar about their film, &lt;em&gt;Variations on a Theme,&lt;/em&gt; which premiered earlier in 2026, won the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and Best African Film at the 2026 Joburg Film Festival. Be there!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220442/fan_mail/new"&gt;Yes? No? Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'&gt;instagram.com/africancouchpotato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://x.com/africancouchpot'&gt;x.com/africancouchpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto: justginosa@gmail.com'&gt;gino.arlechino@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WhatsApp Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;YouTube; &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;African Couch Potato - YouTube&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://letterboxd.com/africancouchpot/'&gt;Gino Shelile’s profile • Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'&gt;ted@aten.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;© SANTE MEDIA 2026&lt;/p&gt;</description>

With invites from all over, this week Gino was spolt for choice. Welcome to African Couch Potato, the No.1 film and television podcast to listen to in SA according to Feedspot.com Firstly, on a sad note, trailblazing beauty queen and established actress, Cynthia Shange has left us. After being crowned Miss Black South Africa she went on to represent the country at Miss World in 1972. She was also the lead star in South Africa's first black feature film, Udeliwe.  The invites! Invite numb...

S3 Ep43 Michael, BTS, Cynthia Shange, The Beast & The SAFFA Stunt Awards 

Big fanfare! We have hit another first. This week sees the very first time we have featured a return guest. Welcome back Zenobia Kloppers, and she is here to do the double on ACP as she is doing the double in the film world. A rare occassion indeed. Zenobia has two movies coming out on two different streamers on the same day.When Zenobia was with us last she chatted to Gino about Finding Optel and Fiela se Kind amog other things.  And now she is back to talk about her two latest works.Firstly the crime-thriller180 tells the tale of an enraged father who spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance when an unexpected road rage incident leaves his son in a critical condition. You can find 180 on Netflix.In a different direction is Hive, a horror story about a teen babysitter who loses the baby in her care. She finds herself facing a dark menace lurking among the playground children. Hive is currently on Tubi, a US-based streaming site, so check <a href='https://tubitv.com'>tubitv.com</a> to see if it is available in your country.To get in touch with Zenobia professionally, you can email Monique on <a href='mailto:monique@moze.co.za'>monique@moze.co.za</a>In other news, the second SAFFA Stunt Awards is taking place on 9 May at the Avalon Theatre in Cape Town. For bookings call <a href='tel:27837161821'>+27 83 716 1821</a>. If you can, please suppport this lesser-featured section of the film world.And finally, don&apos;t miss our next episode when Gino will report back on the premiere of Michael  at the state-of-the-art IMAX® with Laser in Rosebank. Should be a Thriller!<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220442/fan_mail/new">Yes? No? Send us a text</a>Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is: <a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'>instagram.com/africancouchpotato</a> <a href='https://x.com/africancouchpot'>x.com/africancouchpot</a> <a href='mailto: justginosa@gmail.com'>gino.arlechino@gmail.com</a>WhatsApp Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews YouTube; <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AfricanCouchPotato'>African Couch Potato - YouTube</a> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'>https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato</a> <a href='https://letterboxd.com/africancouchpot/'>Gino Shelile’s profile • Letterboxd</a> Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA) Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting <a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'>ted@aten.co.za</a> Music by The_Mountain from PixabayCHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7 © SANTE MEDIA 2026

<description>&lt;p&gt;Big fanfare! We have hit another first. This week sees the very first time we have featured a return guest. Welcome back Zenobia Kloppers, and she is here to do the double on ACP as she is doing the double in the film world. A rare occassion indeed. Zenobia has two movies coming out on two different streamers on the same day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Zenobia was with us last she chatted to Gino about &lt;em&gt;Finding Optel&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fiela se Kind&lt;/em&gt; amog other things.  And now she is back to talk about her two latest works.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firstly the crime-thriller&lt;em&gt;180&lt;/em&gt; tells the tale of an enraged father who spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance when an unexpected road rage incident leaves his son in a critical condition. You can find &lt;em&gt;180&lt;/em&gt; on Netflix.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a different direction is &lt;em&gt;Hive&lt;/em&gt;, a horror story about a teen babysitter who loses the baby in her care. She finds herself facing a dark menace lurking among the playground children. &lt;em&gt;Hive&lt;/em&gt; is currently on Tubi, a US-based streaming site, so check &lt;a href='https://tubitv.com'&gt;tubitv.com&lt;/a&gt; to see if it is available in your country.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To get in touch with Zenobia professionally, you can email Monique on &lt;a href='mailto:monique@moze.co.za'&gt;monique@moze.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In other news, the second SAFFA Stunt Awards is taking place on 9 May at the Avalon Theatre in Cape Town. For bookings call &lt;a href='tel:27837161821'&gt;+27 83 716 1821&lt;/a&gt;. If you can, please suppport this lesser-featured section of the film world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And finally, don&amp;apos;t miss our next episode when Gino will report back on the premiere of &lt;em&gt;Michael&lt;/em&gt;  at the state-of-the-art IMAX® with Laser in Rosebank. Should be a Thriller!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220442/fan_mail/new"&gt;Yes? No? Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://instagram/africancouchpotato'&gt;instagram.com/africancouchpotato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://x.com/africancouchpot'&gt;x.com/africancouchpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto: justginosa@gmail.com'&gt;gino.arlechino@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WhatsApp Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;YouTube; &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;African Couch Potato - YouTube&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato'&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://letterboxd.com/africancouchpot/'&gt;Gino Shelile’s profile • Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Member of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:ted@aten.co.za'&gt;ted@aten.co.za&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;© SANTE MEDIA 2026&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Big fanfare! We have hit another first. This week sees the very first time we have featured a return guest. Welcome back Zenobia Kloppers, and she is here to do the double on ACP as she is doing the double in the film world. A rare occassion indeed. Zenobia has two movies coming out on two different streamers on the same day. When Zenobia was with us last she chatted to Gino about Finding Optel and Fiela se Kind amog other things.  And now she is back to talk about her two latest works. ...

S3 Ep42 Zenobia Kloppers on a Double Premiere ("180" and "Hive")

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