Delft, South Africa, 2011. And the living is not good. Youngsters have been turned into zombies with street drugs taking possession of them, ripping their lives apart.
Sound like a science fiction movie? Well, it’s not.
It’s a local documentary, screened for the first time in the city on Friday night, in which young tik addicts from the area give a brutally honest account of the stranglehold the drug has on them and what it has done to their lives.
Local production company Street Talk decided to make the movie to help curb the impact of tik abuse in their communities.
The film, Tik: The Devil Within, was made by two of the company’s film-makers Akhona Ndoloshe, 27, and Thembela Dick, 25, and was shot in Ndoloshe’s home area of Delft where there have been many problems with drug abuse.
He said: “In my area there are a lot of youngsters who drop out of school and they resort to drugs. Then they find themselves in and out of jail with no future.”
Ndoloshe, who interviewed people affected by drugs in the documentary, added that the film was centred around a group of addicts who would all use, buy and speak about tik on camera.
He said: “At first it was hard to get them to speak about it on camera, but after spending more time with them it was easier.”
Dick, who held the camera throughout the movie, added that although some of the scenes were frightening, the film was also filled with eye-opening scenes.
She said: “We also filmed a 15-year-old girl who was addicted to tik and was pregnant. I thought to myself, if she continues like this where will she be in five years?”
Dick hopes that this movie will help educate young people in all areas of the Western Cape, including her area, Gugulethu.
Ndoloshe said: “My dream is that the film will be seen by the government and they will decide to finally help the people, because there is not enough being done at the moment.”
However, Grant Jardine, manager of the Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre, has warned that scare tactics used in an effort to curb drug addiction often had the opposite effect.
He said though the fight against drugs in Cape Town had intensified, the situation remained as dire as before.
He said: “It is highly likely that people will try tik and heroin and become addicted, which has led to the drugs having a bigger impact.”
*The movie will be screened on Cape Town TV (CTV) on Saturday night at 6pm and is available to view on www.streettalktv.com
Sound like a science fiction movie? Well, it’s not.
It’s a local documentary, screened for the first time in the city on Friday night, in which young tik addicts from the area give a brutally honest account of the stranglehold the drug has on them and what it has done to their lives.
Local production company Street Talk decided to make the movie to help curb the impact of tik abuse in their communities.
The film, Tik: The Devil Within, was made by two of the company’s film-makers Akhona Ndoloshe, 27, and Thembela Dick, 25, and was shot in Ndoloshe’s home area of Delft where there have been many problems with drug abuse.
He said: “In my area there are a lot of youngsters who drop out of school and they resort to drugs. Then they find themselves in and out of jail with no future.”
Ndoloshe, who interviewed people affected by drugs in the documentary, added that the film was centred around a group of addicts who would all use, buy and speak about tik on camera.
He said: “At first it was hard to get them to speak about it on camera, but after spending more time with them it was easier.”
Dick, who held the camera throughout the movie, added that although some of the scenes were frightening, the film was also filled with eye-opening scenes.
She said: “We also filmed a 15-year-old girl who was addicted to tik and was pregnant. I thought to myself, if she continues like this where will she be in five years?”
Dick hopes that this movie will help educate young people in all areas of the Western Cape, including her area, Gugulethu.
Ndoloshe said: “My dream is that the film will be seen by the government and they will decide to finally help the people, because there is not enough being done at the moment.”
However, Grant Jardine, manager of the Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre, has warned that scare tactics used in an effort to curb drug addiction often had the opposite effect.
He said though the fight against drugs in Cape Town had intensified, the situation remained as dire as before.
“The situation has remained the same, the only difference is the kind of drugs. Tik and heroin have become the drugs of choice over dagga and Mandrax.”Jardine added that tik and heroin were incredibly addictive, which was a major reason for the increased usage of the drug.
He said: “It is highly likely that people will try tik and heroin and become addicted, which has led to the drugs having a bigger impact.”
*The movie will be screened on Cape Town TV (CTV) on Saturday night at 6pm and is available to view on www.streettalktv.com
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