Faith like Potatoes

Global Creative Studios' first feature film premieres to rave reviews
Global Creative Studios' first feature film, Faith like Potatoes, premiered to a star-studded line up at MonteCasino and has already been selected for two international film festivals. The MonteCasino premiere included the who's who of South African actors, moviemakers, entertainers, sports people, Christian leaders and musicians.

The movie Faith like Potatoes was inspired by the autobiography of Angus Buchan and adapted to the big screen by award-winning director and actor, Regardt van den Bergh. It tells the moving life story of a Zambian farmer of Scottish heritage, played by well-known South African actor, Frank Rautenbach, who leaves his farm in the midst of political unrest and travels south with his family to start a new life in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Faced with ever mounting challenges, hardships and personal turmoil, Angus quickly spirals down into a life consumed by anger, fear and destruction. The movie captures the life journey of a man who, like his potatoes, grows his faith, unseen until the harvest.

Central to the story are the relationships between Angus and his wife, Jill, played by talented newcomer, Jeanne Wilhelm and his Zulu foreman, Simeon Bhengu, played by veteran actor, director and writer Hamilton Dhlamini.

Produced by Global Creative Studios, this movie was a personal journey for all who worked on it. Motivated to tell stories that inspire and motivate people and to impact communities wherever they go, nowhere was this more evident than in the little town of Greytown, where the movie was shot, with over R3 million being injected into the area.

Global Creative Studios, a relative newcomer to the movie industry, is creating quite a stir in the film industry as far afield as Australia and America with Faith like Potatoes contending in two prestigious international film festivals, The Fort Lauderdale International Festival and the Australian International Film Festival. The studio is currently working on two other exciting projects, The Hansie Cronje Story and The Choice, the story of Gayton McKenzie, which will be released in the coming year.

Frans Cronje, producer and owner of Global Creative Studios and director, Regardt van den Bergh, opened the movie with a moving speech about the inspiration and motivation behind the movie and the belief that this movie will bring the message of hope into the world.

After the screening, guests were invited to a private function room where they could mingle and chat to the cast. South African actress Kim Engelbrecht described the film as "a soothing tale which made me question my faith", while Springbok rugby player Pierre Spies commented that "Faith moves the world and the world needs to be moved" adding laughingly, "God will use potatoes if He needs to."

Cricketers Justin Ontong and Garnett Kruger were also there as was Olympic champion Ryk Neethling who found the movie emotional and was deeply touched by it. Other guests included well-known South African singer, Sonja Herholdt and Flava-Xolani Alexander of clothing label `Flava'. Londi Sibisi from eTV's The ShowBiz Report was also there interviewing Frank Rautenbach and Jeanne Wilhelm on the red carpet before going in to view the film.

The movie opens at cinemas around South Africa on the 27th of October and will also be shown in town halls, churches and other venues in towns where cinema complexes are not available.

A significant share of the profits from the movie will go towards Angus Buchan's work, part of which is the Shalom Children's Home, a charity established by Angus and Jill Buchan.

For more information visit the website: www.faithlikepotatoes.com or contact Global Creative Studios on (021) 981 6927.