While You Weren't Looking

While You Weren't Looking (2015)

Dez and Terri, a mixed-race couple married 20 years and adoptive parents, they are the trailblazing lesbians of the New South Africa. But, have these freedoms guaranteed them happiness? Asanda, their 18 year old adopted daughter, is the poster child for South Africa’s diversity but describes herself as “an experiment”, being made up as she goes along. She meets Shado, an enigmatic Tommy Boy from Khayalitsha, a township on the edge of Cape Town, and a different picture of the New South Africa emerges.

Date of release
2015-10-28
TMDB
2.1 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama
Director
Catherine Stewart

Casting

Interesting facts

While You Weren't Looking is a 2015 South African drama film directed by Catherine Stewart. The film examines the struggles experienced by lesbians living in suburban South Africa compared to those living in townships.

Production

The film was shot in and around Cape Town over 24 days, and is an Out in Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival production. The film received funding by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund and additional support from the Department of Trade and Industry, as well as a small grant from The Other Foundation.

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