Duvenage – The foreign path through Woodwind

Woodwind sound designer Marcel Duvenage is one of the few members of the crew who worked on the final cut of the film. Duvenage talks about how the film is not a typical South African work, as well as the foreign culture and mythical inspiration to the story. QUESTION: You’re one of the few South…

The world of Woodwind by Screen Africa

The continent’s leading film industry magazine Screen Africa wrote a double-page feature on the movie Woodwind. Screen Africa’s feature focused on the technical side of making the film. They mostly wrote about the equipment used in the camera, sound and editing departments; and then interviewed director Fin Manjoo about the reasons for these selections to meet…

Leandro Taub: Woodwind made me grow

The story of Woodwind is the story of music composer, Bonifaz. Actor Leandro Taub is Bonifaz, and he speaks to us about his transformation from Argentina to Germany and India to become Woodwind‘s protagonist. “Not many directors send you music to study (in this way). Fin Manjoo did it,” said Taub. “(Learning) Arvo Pärt among other great composers,…