The Stranger - A Boer War Western (concept)

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2 жыл бұрын

"During the Second Boer War in South Africa, a stranger, an English deserter, stumbles on a Boer widow and her son on their farm being harassed by British troops."
The Stranger is a proof of concept short that we shot over two days in 2019. The feature film version is currently in development.
PRODUCTION COMPANY // TH Films
DIRECTOR // John DeVries
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY // Rick Joaquim SASC
PRODUCER(S) // Greg Kriek, DeVille Vannik, John DeVries
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER(S) // James Matthes, Simon Ratcliffe, Greg Kriek, John DeVries
PRODUCTION MANAGER // Andy Wonnacott
SOUND RECORDIST // Shane Dewar
STUNT CO-ORDINATOR // DeVille Vannik
WRITER // John DeVries
STORY // John DeVries & Matt Raubenheimer
1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR // Howard James Fyvie
1st CAMERA ASSISTANT // Matthew Macdonald
2nd CAMERA ASSISTANT // Khwezi Ncalane
MAKE UP // Anike Schraverus
WARDROBE // Sabrina Linder
WARDROBE ASSISTANT // Chanel Fivaz
PRODUCTION DESIGNER // Tiaan Van Tonder
ART DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT // Trevor Byrom
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR // Jozua Serfontein
CATERING // Karin Kriek
LIGHTING ASSISTANT // Dre Theocharides
OFFLINE EDITOR // Matt Raubenheimer
ONLINE EDITOR // John DeVries
SOUND MIX & SOUND DESIGN // Sound & Motion Studios
MUSIC STUDIO // Pressure Cooker Studios
SCORE SUPERVISOR // James Matthes
COMPOSER // Dustin van Wyk
SCORE MIXER // Simon Ratcliffe
ADDITIONAL MUSIC // Mr Cat & The Jackal
COLOURIST // Nic Apostoli
VISUAL EFFECTS // Ludus Post Productions
COMPOSITOR // Chad Naidoo
VFX PRODUCER // Thandiswa Ndaba
ARMOURER // Hire Arms
LOCATIONS // Julian Melck
COSTUMES // Theatre & Film
SPECIAL THANKS:
Julian Melck
PANAVISION
PANALUX
Sound & Motion Studios
Dihantus Engelbrecht @ Theatre & Film
Pressure Cooker Studios
Ludus Post Productions
Nic Apostoli
CAST:
Greg Kriek
Christine Amalia Tesco
Max Immelman
Matt Newman
Deville Vannik
Ross Rowley
Sean Habib
Shane Kruger
Reon Van Der Watt
Frank Rautenbach
Gert Besselsen
Jacques Du Plessis
J.C. Visser
Johan Pretorius
#western #boerwar #southafrica #shortfilm #history #gregkriek #war

Пікірлер: 364

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks to everyone who has watched, commented, and had some connection to this story. It’s a deeply personal, tragic, but also fascinating period of SA history, and we did our best to do it justice with limited resources and only two days to shoot. I so appreciate each of you taking the time to share in this journey. Our hope is that it doesn’t end here, but is a stepping stone to the full length feature version. Thank you!

@joatmofa0405 Жыл бұрын

Is daar planne vir 'n vollengte fliek ? Ek ken 'n wenner as ek dit sien - met die huidige anti-kolonialisme sentiment sal so vollengte fliek baie dollars trek!!!

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

@@joatmofa0405 Thanks so much for watching! We absolutely agree that this would be an incredibly successful full length film. We’re currently looking for financing to do just that! It’s a period of history that has far too little representation.

@joatmofa0405 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDeVries Just as a matter of interest - what amount investment are you requiring? Do you have everything in place?

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

@@joatmofa0405 We’re currently looking for $2m USD all in. We’ve self financed the development up until this point.

@stevesinclair4159 Жыл бұрын

Save your money to arm yourselves to overthrow your ANC oppressors

@patrickarmstrong1948 Жыл бұрын

Very nice. The similarities between this time and place and parts of the American Old West are striking, and I think the English gunslinger is a great parallel concept that you've explored. Good luck with your project!

@JohnDeVries 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! So glad you enjoyed it.

@nervchemnitz 9 ай бұрын

I hope this gets made into a full film. I love westerns and spaghetti westerns, and the setting of the Boer War / South Africa for a western film is truly original and it somehow works.

@JohnDeVries 9 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree. It’s the ideal setting for the genre. Thanks for watching!

@travisr4321 23 күн бұрын

Great short

@JohnDeVries 23 күн бұрын

@@travisr4321 Thank you!

@mickeymortimer4407 2 жыл бұрын

as an Aussie who has always been interested in your history, particularly this period, I extend my heartiest congratulations for this piece. The design of our WW1 Lighthorse regiments was based on your Boer mounted militia

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for those kind words. We’re deeply fascinated and passionate about this period of underrepresented history. In many ways it was the conflict that defined early modern warfare and it deserves more discussion. Thanks for watching!

@mickeymortimer4407 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDeVries absolutely! there are similarities with Afghanistan too! interestingly, I am doing a similar thing in my country about an underrepresented subject, same genre and time frame too, late 19th C and turn of the century!!

@harryhatter2962 2 жыл бұрын

No they weren't Mickey!

@mickeymortimer4407 2 жыл бұрын

@@harryhatter2962 that's what I read years ago, they wanted them very mobile like the Afrikaners.I had a great uncle in the 5th Light Horse in WW1, not that that is relevant, except that it caused me to read up on it. Obviously they were also based on traditional British light cavalry but I think you will find that the Boer War had a big influence on the structure and design of the Light Horse. It was developed in the period between the wars. In the Boer War they called themselves the Australian Horse and by the First World War they had undergone considerable changes.

@harryhatter2962 2 жыл бұрын

@@mickeymortimer4407 It was an influence, however the tactics of the Australians in the Boer war greatly influenced the Boers. they were impressed with the ability and skill the Australians bought with them FROM Australia. It was more a home grown tactical ability and indeed during the first world war Australian forces on the Western front made up only 10% of the allied forces fighting the Germans but they inflicted 25% of the casualties ON the Germans as well as taking 25% of the total territory OFF the Germans that they allies did take in the fighting. This was home grown without the Boers and in other theartres the Australians did things like come out of the Sinai desert to take Beesheba and this had not a whit to do with the acquistion of ANY Boer tactics. It was the British who were impressed with the Boers and subsequently emulated the idea of fast hit special forces based on those tactics.

@natewatl9423 Жыл бұрын

Compact, complete, and powerful. Technically, superb. A concept worthy of being developed into a feature film. All the best!

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for those kind words! Much appreciated.

@LlunaGLiTcH 10 ай бұрын

OH! I would love to see a full movie about this!🤩

@JohnDeVries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bryanmclaren1177 2 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this! Incredibly well made! Well done John!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Bryan!

@claudemorcos 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible what you guys were able to pull off in just two days and with a small cast of performers! Great job to John and the team - I hope this opens up many opportunities in the future!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much brother!

@dutchchessbetterthancheese1239 2 жыл бұрын

Its about time a good movie about the Boers is made

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@conradthatcher859 18 күн бұрын

Well Done !! Fantastic work -Authentic Costumes and Weapons and the music and setting were perfect.I cant imagine what you guys could produce with a proper budget and resource's

@JohnDeVries 18 күн бұрын

@@conradthatcher859 Thank you for those kind words!

@lonniekruse5562 2 жыл бұрын

my words at the end "I liked that" it was fresh. great job LonnieRay

@AXS512 Ай бұрын

Excellent well done production. Far better than most shorts. I'd love to see a full length version.

@JohnDeVries Ай бұрын

Thanks for those kind words and for watching!

@user-yf7gj4xz1s 2 ай бұрын

Ek's 'n Scot wat saam met die Afrikaners vir twintig jare geble het. Mooi skoot, Boetie!

@davidprocter3578 2 жыл бұрын

So much more powerful when it is kept simple like this, The attentions to detail punctuated the narrative beautifully. Well done guys, it would be great to see this expanded into a full film.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much David! I’m very proud of my team.

@davidprocter3578 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDeVries Quite rightly so John, between you, you have pulled off a short that knocks most of Hollywoods production into a cocked hat. I hope you will be able to raise the funding to keep the team together for future projects. Good luck to you all.

@russellcollins6718 2 жыл бұрын

More, More asblief. A total breath of fresh air. Mooi gedoen.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Baie dankie!!!

@Prasannakumar-yk7bf 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely. A whole movie in 13 minutes.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@semperfine4442 2 жыл бұрын

This is a fascinating period, especially from the Boer side. Churchill, Kipling, and Breaker Morant are about the only exposure commonly seen in America. Some can argue whether it was the Americans with their reservations, or the British with their concentration camps, but this was a vicious war .

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

It truly is a fascinating period of history full of incredible, and often grim, stories. Its underrepresentation in film is something we want to change. Funny story about Churchill, when he was captured by the Boers, my friend and business partner’s great grandfather was one of his guards for a time. He told a story of Churchill’s first night of capture, sleeping out in the wilderness shivering but refusing a blanket out of pride. Eventually he felt pity on him and forced him to take his. Anyways, thanks for watching!

@HartmutJagerArt 19 күн бұрын

Yes, 'Breaker Morant' is a classic top movie !

@bakoorvos Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the brilliant short film. It is an emotional part of Afrikaner history and following on the Great Trek, the Anglo-Boer war forged the Afrikaner into a formidable foe and tough people. To this day we are known for conservative thinking, protestant Christian ethics, and an interesting affinity to rural farmliving life and livestock farming. Afrikaner boys are even now known for marksmanship, tracking and stealth. This was also evident in the 1980’s Angola border conflict.

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Francois. It definitely is a period of history that deserves a lot more conversation!

@AwesomeDrop 2 жыл бұрын

When that fight gets physical it's so so good. Such clear clean action in the off-hand shot to the guy sneaking up. Great job.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud!

@devillevn 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome feedback 👊

@Gangleri333 10 ай бұрын

Great Work!

@JohnDeVries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@paulspice4717 Ай бұрын

Great little movie, could be the start of a new and interesting genre

@JohnDeVries Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@solascriptura7837 Жыл бұрын

Well done. Definitely a war that needs more exposure in film. I've enjoyed learning about it a lot as an American.

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

@williammunson3615 Жыл бұрын

Superb! I hope you do expand this into a complete film, please! The Boer War has been a fascination of mine for a long time. I've read everything I can find about it including Packingham's excellent book detailing it. Only one good movie has been made about it that I have seen, Breaker Morant. I look forward to seeing this one completed. My best, and compliments, to all of the team.

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching William! It's a real shame that this important piece of fascinating history hasn't been given the attention it so rightly deserves. We hope to remedy that. All the best!

@Tracker5usmc Жыл бұрын

Great short film! This is the sort of quality acting from unknown actors that Hollywood and the entire entertainment industry has been missing for decades. Keep up the good work!

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

That is high praise indeed! I’m blown away by what my team was able to pull in such a short time. Thank you so much for watching!

@josephtruscello3050 22 күн бұрын

Great work here. Can’t wait for the finished product. Production value is superb. Bravo

@JohnDeVries 22 күн бұрын

@@josephtruscello3050 Thank you so much!

@jonathandavies6839 27 күн бұрын

Wow ... This is quality ....Best wishes from Welshman in Costa Rica ..Congrats

@02cheesy1 2 жыл бұрын

what a fantastic concept film. Great work John and team.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lvcas2001 Жыл бұрын

Very well done, congratulations from Brazil

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Obrigado Lvcas!

@jeffbaxter8770 2 жыл бұрын

As a boer war enthusiast, I got goosebumps when the vrou pointed out the boers on the skyline, wow!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoyed it! We’re very proud of this passion project. It’s a time period that’s dear to us and we fought to do it justice.

@jeffbaxter8770 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDeVries very well done indeed, looking fwd to the next one.

@kylewood8327 Ай бұрын

Nicely done short clip!

@JohnDeVries Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@VIV4342 10 ай бұрын

This is very good. Ive watched so many American westerns but this is rated very high by me. Great work. Keep them coming please Excellent work. Thank you

@JohnDeVries 9 ай бұрын

That’s high praise! Thank you so much for watching!

@juanindojorgijanad782 Жыл бұрын

In 1881, the Boers won their independence during the 1st war against the British Empire but lost the 2nd one even, in 1901 after the death of Queen Victoria, signing the Treaty of Vereeniging on 31 May 1902. Greetings to you, John, from Indonesia! 🇮🇩🤝🇿🇦

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment and for watching!

@davethorstry6700 10 ай бұрын

Yes and General de Wet and Dela Rey holding out and riding circles aroung you all. The Brits virtually begged the Boers to the negotiating table and had to make huge concessions.

@davethorstry6700 10 ай бұрын

On a visit to England after the war, the three Boer Generals were met with huge cheering crowds. King George wanted to bestow Kniththoods on them. They flatly refused. Farmer Generals, not one had received any military training, who ran circles around the strutting high titeled Sandhurst dandys.

@davethorstry6700 10 ай бұрын

Excellent work, very well done. A work of art in a very short space of time. World class. I am so impressed!

@JohnDeVries 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for those kind words!

@davethorstry6700 10 ай бұрын

@@JohnDeVries John, if I had the funds, I would commision you to make a full feature and not expect a penny in return. Dont take notice about the nit pickers who have nothing better to do in complaining about insignifcant detai;s especially when done in the short space of time this was done in. All the best for the future ventures.

@JohnDeVries 10 ай бұрын

@@davethorstry6700 ah thank you so much! That means the world to myself and the team. A tremendous amount of work and passion went into making this little short and it makes it all worth when people like yourself recognise that.

@georgesvalin2367 2 жыл бұрын

Nice cinematography shooting... the epic, the costumes and the landscape would do an amazing long movie about this period time of South Africa.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! We hope to do the full length feature soon!

@joelhurley2678 Жыл бұрын

A very good short film thank you so much I really enjoyed it.

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! So glad you enjoyed it.

@andrevandermerwe407 2 жыл бұрын

What incredible talent! Well done to all involved

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@adriaanoosthuizen3012 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! John de Vries. Fantastiese kort film wat jy hier gemaak het. Veels geluk.......

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Baie dankie Adriaan!

@roliver7773 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding. Love the historic concept. Can't wait to see the film.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! So glad you enjoyed it.

@SamhainBe 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! Can't wait for the feature length movie!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! We are itching to take on the feature!

@TinusleRouxRSA 9 ай бұрын

Baie goed gedoen, baie geluk. Cinematografie uitstekend, klank en aksieskote briljant!

@AVKnecht 10 ай бұрын

WOAAAH! This was awesome!

@JohnDeVries 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! So glad you enjoyed it.

@larisadevries3049 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are so amazing… I enjoy it more and more every time I watch it! Proud of you, my love 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget, you’re a central part of the team 😉

@larissahuysen7772 2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@tomjackson6388 2 жыл бұрын

great movie

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@michaelbreiteneder139 2 жыл бұрын

What a great short! "Shootout At The Oukei Corral". Can't wait to see what's next.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

@tigerspirit22 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done! Very good casting: the widow, lieutenant, stranger... intense emotion in a 15 minutes ...!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@youandtheendtimes5387 2 жыл бұрын

Totally brilliant John DeVries and gives much needed perspective on a very interesting part of South African history.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Westvave 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely well done. A rare and magnificent little film.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for those kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed it. A lot of time and passion went into making it.

@merissadevries4776 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it! Cant wait for part 2.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Yay!

@capetowndiggers1549 Жыл бұрын

Awesome movie, love it! 👏🏻 🏆

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@stevenherridge9241 2 жыл бұрын

Well done. Would love to see more of this one in the future.

@nickihill2567 2 жыл бұрын

Love how you told the story and how it was shot! Well done Matt and John ...

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@straighttalk1541 2 жыл бұрын

Baie goeie film. Wel gedaan!

@lduplessis5725 2 жыл бұрын

👈👀 A masterpiece! with a historical emotional strirring.... just before round no.2 starts...💪🙏

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We’re passionate about this period of history and hope to tell a compelling story in the future that does it justice.

@ansigenis3770 2 жыл бұрын

Pragtig. Baie goeie storie en karakters. Ek geniet my taal en waardeer my herkoms so veel meer waar ek tans in die vreemde werk.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Baie baie dankie!

@gertvanzyl9654 Жыл бұрын

Well done you guys , this was great to watch . I truly hope you can turn this into a film . There is alot of potential here . Reminds me of the movie Hostiles abit.

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

That’s high praise Gert! Thanks for watching 🙂

@TheBreadPirate 2 жыл бұрын

A few years ago I remember you emailing me for information on the American Scouts. I love how this turned out! It works really well as a "cowboy western." Good luck with the future film. I can't wait to see it!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Yeah that feels like a lifetime ago. We’re still working hard towards the feature film. Hope you’re doing well!

@TheBreadPirate 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDeVries I'm doing great! Thanks for asking. I actually have a senior history paper to write for college and am considering writing about the American Scouts. I'll need to brush up on my research though. It's been ages since I've read about them. 😅

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBreadPirate That’s fantastic! If you do go that route, I’d love to read it when it’s done.

@TheBreadPirate 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDeVries I will try to remember to send you a copy.

@Imragnar1 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah great film idea scouting on 2 conteints is a great book to refer to for the film

@charlesvanonselen6251 2 жыл бұрын

What a fresh and interesting take of this period. The makings of an excellent movie. I am sure, if told correctly, you would garner a massive following both locally and abroad. It's time the story was told internationally from the Boer perspective. The Americans LOOOOOVE the underdogs!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly that! We really feel that the full length project we have in development will be a massive hit in the US. Thanks for watching!

@curtiswilliams4079 2 жыл бұрын

Have a friend i met in hawaii. Bo kjier olson is a decendant of the original boers of south africa. Mountain climber, fighter pilot and adventurer. he taught me how to breed /raise fish on captivity. he was a mans man if ever was one. One of the only white men in the world who could boast of being a personal friend of Zulu king Buthelazi.

@charlesvanonselen6251 2 жыл бұрын

@@curtiswilliams4079 Buthelezi is/was never the king. He is the royal advisor (like Prime Minister) to the old king. I think the new king has someone else now as the royal advisor! He is related to the king.

@TRIPWIRE330 2 жыл бұрын

Very very nice would like to see a full length feature..

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! We’re hoping to get started on the feature soon!

@Jan-qg1iy 17 күн бұрын

I truly enjoyed this short film. Although it was as you say a short shoot, it was very well staged and I look forward to much more. Well done!! ✨ 👍👍✨

@JohnDeVries 17 күн бұрын

@@Jan-qg1iy Thank you!

@Jan-qg1iy 17 күн бұрын

@@JohnDeVries, ✨👏👏👏✨

@gekolizzard Жыл бұрын

Nice work. Hopefully it makes it into a full length.

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Thanks Russell! We truly hope so.

@miguelnollet3056 Жыл бұрын

Zeer mooi!

@MrMskilll 2 жыл бұрын

I was about to leave after the show without leaving a comment but my conscience would not let me - First rate to the team and the camera work was of the best - real fist fights was what I thought(there Must have been some contact) but role playing is superb - excellent work John and you all. As a boer remnant I wish you all the best and hope you will bring out the truth about this horrible period in our history. DF Lydenburg.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad that you decided to comment after all and thank you for those kinds words! This was a real work of passion and we’re determined to give this period of history the attention it deserves.

@estalitavanschalkwyk2873 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it! Well done

@boerievanwyk Жыл бұрын

Goed gedoen. Well done.

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Baie Dankie Johan!

@gertkaiser4273 13 күн бұрын

Through some mishap I ended up in a small hospital in Transvaal during my medical training. Got a lift with the engineer to town to register. Not a man of many words. “My family was in the camps during the war” Just the kind of thing a young German wants to hear in a truck in the bush. Well this was the 80s and the guy in his sixties so I learned a lot that day and the next six months. First of all where the term concentration camp came from. Good to see a story of pluck. Hope this goes somewhere

@JohnDeVries 13 күн бұрын

@@gertkaiser4273 Thanks for that great story and for watching. The camps are a great stain on South African history. War on the battlefield is one thing, war on civilians is another. It’s a period that definitely deserves more attention.

@mikehogan9265 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting take on the Boer War. Both my grandfathers fought on the British side and I learnt a great deal about the war from them. As a history teacher in the 70's in Natal I visited most of the historical war sites, taking students on tours. I didn't need the English sub titles!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! War is always a difficult subject to tackle and we tried to honor the period and the people in the process. Much can be said about morality and the “right and wrong” of it all, but in short, there is no such thing as a victimless war.

@malancronje6805 2 жыл бұрын

They still call Kitchener a Lord while telling other countries how and what to do in wars that have nothing to do with them.

@barendahanekom2773 2 жыл бұрын

I loved it!!! Well done John

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@marcmclaughlin4989 Жыл бұрын

n meester stuk, ek hoop regtig die beste vir jou en jou span, kan nie wag vir n volle fliek nie! good luck!

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

Baie Dankie!

@leighmuller6438 2 жыл бұрын

Well done John and team! Super impressive!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leigh!

@anthonywilson7304 2 жыл бұрын

I have a fascination for this terrible event too. My great grandfather's older brother was killed over. He was a scout in the 5th Imperial Bushman from South Australia. What the Crown did to the heroic Boers and their families is utterly shameful. Cheers for that.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

It was shameful indeed. Some of my family ended up in the camps. It was a war that should never have happened, and it was a tragic loss of life on both sides. We hope, in our small way, to shed light on this underrepresented conflict and honor those who had to endure it.

@georgepeat5269iearth 18 күн бұрын

“Breaker Morant” interesting movie and fellow of those times. There might be a book also”Scapegoats of the Empire” ,bloody times as are these we live through now. Happy film making!

@neuromercy 2 жыл бұрын

This was just exceptional cinematography. Please make a feature length?

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! We absolutely aim to make a feature length version. We made this short as a proof of concept so we can raise financing.

@fireandicewine 21 күн бұрын

Excellent show. I wish it was longer.

@JohnDeVries 21 күн бұрын

@@fireandicewine Thanks for watching, and so do I!

@JohnCon-ti9pi 29 күн бұрын

I do not do modern movies anymore. Hollywood does not exhibit my values. On the other hand, I like this idea. I would pay to go see your finished product. Good acting, good plot. Plenty of room for expansion. And truth. You might think, with a great grandfather who was a career British soldier that I would think differently. But - what else was an Irishman to do besides starve. Same with your people when the great wars rolled around, the British again used them for cannon fodder. That was the Colonial English way. They dealt military defeat, followed by poverty, which caused their ranks to swell in every land they conquered. I have long admired the Boers, and as a history buff I am familiar with the conflicts. KUDOS.

@JohnDeVries 29 күн бұрын

Thank you those kind words and for watching! It absolutely is one of those “David v Goliath” type stories that deserves telling. This is what my team and I are all about.

@TheRideBo 14 күн бұрын

De Zuid-Afrikaanse taal, erg sterk gedaan.

@MyMarlinman 9 күн бұрын

This was very entertaining and professional. Could have watched it as a full length film.

@JohnDeVries 9 күн бұрын

@@MyMarlinman Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

@hoshgangster 2 жыл бұрын

Superb , really hope you get to or are making more.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! We're definitely hoping to make a feature version.

@richarddevine8391 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is really good. Would love to see this made into a full on movie. Congratulations and good luck

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! We’re definitely pushing to do just that.

@ironnorse 2 жыл бұрын

Short but intense!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@carlschubert879 2 жыл бұрын

Hey John, congrats on an awesome short movie... Indeed this should be a series.Would love more. Tragedy, romance an war...what a story. Congrats an strongs to y'all. Well done.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Carl! We’re passionate about taking this forward. Glad you enjoyed it!

@carlschubert879 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDeVries HI John I didn't just enjoy it ... I Loved it. My grandmother was a girl of 8 when the war came. Her father an two brothers left their farm in the hands of the woman an children an rode off to the war. She never saw he'd father and elder brother again. Only the younger one who was 16 at the time, who survived. Tragic really ... But those are the realities of war. Great things don't just come about. It is series of small things put together That accomplish that. Effort has to be put in ...or nothing is accomplished. For two day shoot thd results speak volumes. Miracles still happen. This short movie is proof of it. Awesome achievement an awesome strongs an Blessings for the future.

@JohnDeVries Жыл бұрын

@@carlschubert879 Thanks so much for sharing. My Great Grandmother was in the camps. The things they had to endure daily were shocking to say the least. Overall it was a tragic loss of life due to the expansionist fueled greed of a few. We hope to honor those who paid the ultimate price.

@jeffbaxter8770 2 жыл бұрын

Love this!

@gordonpack6602 24 күн бұрын

Rightly done .

@JohnDeVries 23 күн бұрын

@@gordonpack6602 Thanks for watching.

@murrismiller2312 28 күн бұрын

454 has world recognition as a truly fine pistol

@janconel4151 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff!😁👏

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@seamanjive 24 күн бұрын

Baaie lekker...dank Jy

@williamavery9185 2 жыл бұрын

Exceptional, thanks.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@carlosacta8726 2 жыл бұрын

Great short film!!! Would love to see more of this!!!!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Carlos! So glad you enjoyed it.

@carlosacta8726 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDeVries I see the name JOHN DEVRIES in shining bright Hollywood lights!!!!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

@@carlosacta8726 Thank you! You’re too kind!

@jameshayes1159 17 күн бұрын

Good show storyline

@user-hu7rn4ym8j 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for a lovely short film……reminds me of that western called Shane. ….last week I found an old bible in a bookshop in Dorset ,England………on the first page it said…. Found in a boers farmhouse in Springfontein…..by …J Oldbruk On the second page…… The name of the owner …born 1880 ….with love from his father…. I tracked the bibles owners granddaughter to their farm in Losberg,Transvaal,Mpumalanga. The young Petrus was 19 and studying theology at Stellenbosch when war broke out and became a commando with Theron and was eventually captured in 1901 and sent to Burts island ,Bermuda …he moved to USA and only returned to South Africa in 1914 where he fought with Smuts in SWA and Tanzania…. His entire family were put in concentration camps near Smithfield for the duration of the war and his family farm was burnt to the ground. Next week I am sending the bible back home to South Africa via his family who are going there on holiday……I suppose if someone hadn’t taken the bible from that farm in Springfontein it may not have survived…that’s my little story from the last week.

@JohnDeVries 8 ай бұрын

What an incredible story and what a gesture! I have no doubt that it meant the world to the family. Thank you for sharing that and for watching our little film! This period of history is incredibly personal for me as well. I had family in the camps as well. It was a tragic period of history that deserves more attention.

@user-hu7rn4ym8j 7 ай бұрын

The bible is now in family hands near London and heads off to Losberg in January.@@JohnDeVries

@SuperLuddan Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, I know this was shot with limited budget and everything. My first idea would be to draw on inspiration of starwars with Britains being very calculated and imperalistic coordinated, byrocratic (maybe even racist), and showing of the boers as opposite of that but overcoming Britains overwhelming might with the gorilla tactics. Also involve at least the Zulus in some way. Inglorious bastards would be a big big inspo for me if I would have directed it also. The interegation scene reminded me of it, and the character building of the "bastards" could be translated to the boers.

@peterbehringer63 2 жыл бұрын

Good job! this proof of concept short hits the buttons leaving the viewers wanting to see more....if feel it should be a series, not just a 90minute movie. had i been a writer here, i would have crafted the British deserter character to be more of a cool laconic anti-hero, similar to Clint Eastwood's character in his most emblematic westerns. Kudos on your work, i am a scriptwriter/creator working on location with local producers in Venezuela on a possible series tropical version blend of The Walking Dead, Mad Max and Lara Croft Tomb Raider.

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Peter! We’ve got a lot of surprises in store for the full length film 🙂

@peterbehringer63 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDeVries That's good news!...i should be quite pleased to see the full feature versión upon release... tropical salutes from Caracas.

@sandmannproductions 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible work!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@iwastoldtherewaspie 2 жыл бұрын

Looks amazing!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@richarddavid1426 23 күн бұрын

Excellent...

@JohnDeVries 23 күн бұрын

@@richarddavid1426 Thank you!

@danielmorcos5789 2 жыл бұрын

So good!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

@r64g 2 жыл бұрын

very well done!

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it!

@eagleeyeprintingdesigning5443 4 ай бұрын

When are we seeing the full movie. watched the first 5min and said wow that is so intence as to the feelings. Im in South africa and study the boer war at all chances I have. PLEASE WE NEED TO SEE THE FULL PRODUCTION.

@JohnDeVries 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for that great feedback. I agree! We're working hard at finding the financing to make that happen so do watch this space.

@karibakid 2 жыл бұрын

noted the colours on the officer hat look like the Rhodesian Regiment served 1977-82 amazing piece of history

@JohnDeVries 2 жыл бұрын

Well spotted! We did our best to keep things as accurate as possible but as this was a no budget concept, we had to borrow costumes from different productions covering several periods including the late 70’s. Like you say, lots of fascinating history!