Beat the Drum
Beat the Drum, written and produced by W. David McBrayer and directed by David Hickson, is a South African film starring Clive Scott and Owen Sejake.
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| Directed by | David Hickson |
| Written by | W. David McBrayer |
| Produced by | W. David McBrayer Karen S. Shapiro Richard Shaw |
| Starring | Nthati Moshesh Junior Singo |
| Cinematography | Lance Gewer |
| Edited by | Mark Winitsky |
| Music by | Klaus Badelt Ramin Djawadi |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | South Africa United States |
| Languages | English Zulu |
| Budget | US$1.5 million |
Premiering at the 2003 Mill Valley Film Festival, Beat The Drum won 30 international film festival awards, including the prestigious Montreal Zenith D'Or and the Monaco International Film Festival Angel Award, the festival's top honor. The film also won Best Picture, Best Director (David Hickson), Best Supporting Actor (Owen Sejake), Best Actor (Junior Singo), Best Music (Klaus Badelt and Ramin Djawadi) and several Audience Awards.
McBrayer has said that he wrote Beat The Drum to "help give a voice to the voiceless. I simply wanted to be an honest witness to the plight of these kids. When there is a tear in the human fabric we should all feel it."