Khomotso manyaka biography examples

Khomotso Manyaka was born in 1996 in Elandsdoorn, South Africa, which is where she caught the eye of talent scouts while performing with a church choir. Encouraged to audition for the film “Life, Above All,” she ended up landing the picture’s pivotal lead role of Chanda.

Khomotso proved to be a natural in front of the camera, and went on to earn the Best Actress Award at the Durban International Film Festival for her stunning debut performance.

Khomotso manyaka biography examples

Life, Above All also made a big splash at Cannes, where it won the Francois Chalais Prize for life affirmation and journalism.

The compelling, character-driven drama revolves around a 12 year-old girl who summons up the courage to fight the fear and shame poisoning relationships among members of her tight-knit community in the wake of an AIDS outbreak.

Directed by South African filmmaker Oliver Schmitz, the movie is based on the award-winning novel Chanda’s Secrets by Allan Stratton.

Here, Khomotso talks about the picture which rec