After a year on the festival circuit, #Bumped is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Directed by the fantastic Mahaneela and written by the brilliant author Liv Little, #Bumped is rooted in a real-world statistic: fewer than 2% of fertility donors in the US and UK are POC. With the global rollback of D&I initiatives, this disparity is likely to grow, further impacting couples facing fertility challenges and same-sex couples.
The film follows Michelle and Deja, a newly engaged couple deeply in love and ready for the next chapter of their lives. But when an unexpected betrayal shakes their relationship, Deja is forced to question everything—just as they prepare to start a family
A huge thank you to our incredible cast and crew for bringing this film to life + the BBC Film team, specifically Eva Yates, Claudia Yusef & Anuradha Henriques.
Full credits available on BBC /or our website
The People of the Sun is now available on the Academy’s screening room as part of a run up to the 97th Academy Awards 🥇
A huge thank you to the incredible festivals who included this film as part of their curation: @edmfilmfest@chilliwackindependentfilmfest@asffestival@hollyshorts@bufilmfest
With so many incredible short documentaries up for nomination, it’s a privilege to be included. A huge congratulations and thanks to the community of filmmakers who brought the story of Ouma Katrina and the San people to light. To learn more, visit:
@the.bluet / @patriotfilms.tv
Directed by @lucindaohlson
Starring Ouma Katrina
Performance and Poetry by @siphokazi_j
Executive Producers: @zaydhalim , @songolaulau and @tomfalck
Produced by @songolaulau
Production Manager: Valerie Desplantes
Director of Photography: @adamvinokur
Edited by @benharrexedit
Original music and score by @christophernicholasbangs
Music Supervision by Raife Burchell / @dirtysoupmusic
Costume Designer: @nawaal_hendricks
Hair Stylist & Makeup: Gabriella Aquila Ramjoomia
Focus Puller: Edrich Hollis
2nd Camera Assistant: Julius Mwale
Gaffer: Brian Oliver
Electrician: Gael Kazadi Mpenga
Grip: Quevin Diakazebi
Unit Manager: Ebrahim Ismael
Unit Assistant: Gaansi Jacobs
Sound Ops: Christo Myburgh
DIT & VTO: Reginald Ngata
Drone Supervisor: Jonathan Searle Drone
Pilot: Ashley Ruth
Fixer: Luce Steenkamp
Scout: Juliana Serfontein
Talent Manager: @martinmyersct
Post production c/o @unit.work
Colourist: @denzilcooper_colour
Executive Producer: @capitalfaces
Producer: @meganlouiseplane
Translations by Claudia Snyman
Trailer by @mfalckore
Poster by @jord.psd
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Ouma Katrina
Claudia Snyman
Luce Steencamp
Oupa Isaac
The Bushman Council
The San community of Upington
Khomani San
Happy Women’s Day #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦
What better way to celebrate than with an official selection from #AestheticaShortFilmFestival for #ThePeopleOfTheSun ☀️
Thank you to team Aesthetica for championing this story and these incredible women 👇🏻
Ouma Katrina
@siphokazi_j@lucindaohlson@songolaulau
#KhomaniWomenEmpowermentOrganisation
❤️
This one’s for #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦
Our lovely little film, ‘The People of the Sun’, ☀️ has been selected for this year’s @edmfilmfest in Canada and the @bufilmfest in the UK! A huge thanks to these incredible festivals for shining their light on this beautiful community. If you haven’t heard of the #SanPeople, they are the indigenous people of Southern Africa and the closest relatives to the first humans. #OumaKatrinaEsau is the LAST speaker of the ancient San language N|uu, which dates back over 20,000 years!
As part of our festival run, we’ll be fundraising for Ouma Katrina and the San community. You can learn more on our website - - and donate from SA, UK and the World
Shout out to our qween @lucindaohlson and our incredible team.
@the.bluet / @patriotfilms.tv
Directed by @lucindaohlson
Starring Ouma Katrina
Performance and Poem by @siphokazi_j
Executive Producers: @zaydhalim , @songolaulau and @tomfalck
Produced by @songolaulau
Production Manager: Valerie Desplantes
Director of Photography: @adamvinokur
Edited by @benharrexedit
Original music and score by @christophernicholasbangs
Music Supervision by Raife Burchell / @dirtysoupmusic
Costume Designer: @nawaal_hendricks
Hair Stylist & Makeup: Gabriella Aquila Ramjoomia
Focus Puller: Edrich Hollis
2nd Camera Assistant: Julius Mwale
Gaffer: Brian Oliver
Electrician: Gael Kazadi Mpenga
Grip: Quevin Diakazebi
Unit Manager: Ebrahim Ismael
Unit Assistant: Gaansi Jacobs
Sound Ops: Christo Myburgh
DIT & VTO: Reginald Ngata
Drone Supervisor: Jonathan Searle Drone
Pilot: Ashley Ruth
Fixer: Luce Steenkamp
Scout: Juliana Serfontein
Talent Manager: @martinmyersct
Post production c/o @unit.work
Colourist: @denzilcooper_colour
Executive Producer: @capitalfaces
Producer: @meganlouiseplane
Translations by Claudia Snyman
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Ouma Katrina
Claudia Snyman
Luce Steencamp
Oupa Isaac
The Bushman Council
The San community of Upington
Khomani San
5x Months, 5x countries, 15x Fixtures, 150x hours of footage and 37x hard-drives.
Our first production with Brothers & Sisters + Warner Brothers/TNT Sports
‘Only Sport Can Do This’ Client: WBD / @tntsports
Advertising Agency: @broandsisldn
Executive Creative Director & Founder: Andy Fowler
CSO: Maria Mchugh
CEO: Matt Charlton
Creative: Tom Ahearn
Creative: Lauren Bodiam
Designer: Alex Harazim
Business Director: Hazal Karabulut
Account Director: David Oyedele
Senior Account Manager: Ella Saxby
Account Executive: Salma Igozouln
Executive Producer: Tom Falck
Production Company: @pulsefilms
Director: @ludo_gontrand
DOP: Geoff Trodd
DOP: Jason Ellis
DOP: Peter Bishop
DOP: Dan Lightening
DOP: Edgar Dubrovskiy
DOP: Krzysztof Trojnar
Managing Director: Jamie Walker
Executive Producer: Chris Harrison
Producer: Tom Laurence
Productionmanager: Ashleigh Ashley
Production Manager: Alex Guerreiro
Production Manager: Sam Page-Jones
Production Manager: Ed Newell
Second Unit
DOP: Geoff Trodd
Production Manager: @jordiesmo
Production Manager Florian Caspar Richter
Edit: @stitchediting
Editor: @max.windows
Assistant Editor: Chris Hutchings
Second Assistant Editor: Ruoyu Ou
Post Producer: Angela Hart
Sound House: @750_mph
Sound Design & Mix: @samashwell
Head Of Production / Executive Producer: Olivia Ray
Audio Producer: Tara O’kelly
Post Production: @electric_theatre_collective
Colourist: @jasoncolourist
Vfx Lead: Adam Woolrich
Executive Post-Producer: Magda Krimitsou
