Black Burns Fast + Short (Jali Film Weekender)

Name: Black Burns Fast + Short (Jali Film Weekender)
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2026-11-01
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Cast: Esihle Ndleleni, Muadi Ilung, Mila Smith, Khensani Khoza, Ntsimedi Gwangwa

<div><b>Screening as part of the </b><font color="#0000ee"><b><u><a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/jali-film-weekender">Jali Film Weekender 2026</a></u></b></font><b>.</b><i></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Scottish Premiere</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>Seventeen-year-old Luthando, adorkable, bookish, and forever drifting between reality and her vivid inner world, returns for another year at a prestigious South African all-girls’ boarding school. Behind its manicured lawns and bright, busy corridors, the school hides a deceptively conservative culture where reputation is everything, and nonconformity is quietly disciplined. As the lone scholarship girl, Luthando has learned to keep her head down, her marks up, and her mother’s strict expectations close to heart.</div><div><br></div><div>Her world tilts when Ayanda, a bold and effortlessly magnetic new student, arrives. Their connection sparks into something that Luthando has only ever daydreamed about. As they begin a secret romance, Luthando is ushered into Ayanda’s orbit of confident, carefree friends, tasting freedom she’s never experienced within the school’s rigid walls.</div><div><br></div><div>Presented in partnership with Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF).</div><div><br></div><div>The feature will be screened alongside short film: </div><div><br></div><div><b><i>ChikaBOOM! </i></b>(dir. C. Craig Patterson, USA, 2026, 8 mins, English) (UK Premiere)</div><div><br>Chika Batstone is an aspiring young magician whose curiosity accidentally unleashes Kaboom, a chaotic magical creature, into the heart of New York City. With her world-famous magician father, The Amazin’ Arnie, performing nearby, Chika must contain the mayhem before it’s too late. Featuring the voice cast of Yara Shahidi, Daveed Diggs, Natasha Lyonne, Roy Wood Jr and Tika Sumpter.</div>ComedyPT1H45MN/C 182026-11-01ZA

Esihle Ndleleni

Muadi Ilung

Mila Smith

Khensani Khoza

Ntsimedi Gwangwa

Basetsana Motloung

Sandulela Asanda (<i>Black Burns Fast</i>); C. Craig Patterson (<i>ChikaBOOM!>/i>)

Sandulela Asanda

Elias Ribeiro

Cait Pansegrouw

Black Burns Fast + Short (Jali Film Weekender)"Black Burns Fast + Short (Jali Film Weekender)"

Showtimes

November 1, 10:30 am