Variations on a Theme (2026)
An elderly goat herder falls victim to a scam promising long-awaited reparations for her father's WWII service. Structured as a series of recurring visual 'variations', Variations on a Theme is a portrait of endurance and loss.
Directors: Jason Jacobs, Devon Delmar.
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Hettie Farmer as Hettie |
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Gladwin van Niekerk as Gladwin |
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Magdalena Links as Hettie's Neighbour |
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Regan Nontas as Digger |
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Albertus Smit as Sleeping Man |
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Helen Jacobs as Hettie's Daughter |
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Jason Jacobs as Narrator / Petrus Jakobus Beukes |
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Elton Landrew as Fund Representative |
| Directing | Jason Jacobs | Director |
| Directing | Devon Delmar | Director |
| Writing | Devon Delmar | Writer |
| Writing | Jason Jacobs | Writer |
| Production | Jason Jacobs | Producer |
| Production | Devon Delmar | Producer |
| Production | Annemarie du Plessis | Producer |
| Production | Mira Mendel | Producer |
| Crew | Gray Kotze | Cinematography |
| Editing | Devon Delmar | Editor |
| Art | Cleveland Hopp | Production Design |
| Sound | James Olivier | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Mikhaila Alyssa Smith | Music |