Local animation hits the big screen

And There in the Dust, a local animated short film (seven minutes) directed by Lara Foot Newton and Gerhard Marx, will be released nationwide on Friday 7 October. Inspired by the story of Baby Tshepang, And There in the Dust will release on 41 screens with the main feature - Sin City. And There in the Dust pioneers 'bread animation' on the big screen. It won Best Independent Mini Film at the 2004 Independents Film Festival in the USA, received a Brett Kebble Award in October 2004, and recently won Best South African Short Film at the Durban International Film Festival in June. It was produced by Brigid Olën and Marlow de Mardt of DO Productions.