PRESSRELEASE
ForImmediateRelease
20May2016
ThefirstfeaturefilmfromthestableofFAITHFILMSis“TheRoar”currentlyinproductioninthe
WaterbergregionofLimpopoandPretoria.TheRoarisdirectedbyFransCronjéwithDavid
FerreiraasDirectorofPhotography.
FransCronjéhasproduced4featurefilms,twoofwhichhewasalsothedirectorandthreeas
writer.Previousfeaturefilms,includingaward-winningfilmsFaithlikePotatoesandBorntoWin.
FaithlikePotatoeshasbeenseenbymorethan330millionpeopleandover3,3millionDVDshave
beensoldworldwideandhasover300,000fansonFacebook.Suchisthepopularityofthesefilms
thatthenewBorntoWintrailerhasbeenseenbymorethan2millionpeoplesince23December
2015.FaithlikePotatoesisdistributedbySonyPicturesandBorntoWinbyLionsgate.
DavidFerreiraownsavisualeffectscompanyandisapublishedauthor.HehasdoneworkonTV
commercials,shortfilms,severalVFXintensiveAVs,governmentdocumentaries,corporateand
fitnessvideos,filmtrailersandmore.In2014DavidsignedwithGeneralPostandhavecreated
visualsfortheDisneyChannel,Kellogg’s,Auto&General,SuperSport,Philips,FedHealthand
more.
TheRoarisaninspirational,followyourdreams,funnyandfastpaceddramaadventuremovie,
withsomegreatmusic,setinthebeautifulAfricanbushveldandinNewYork.Thisadventure
drama,filledwithlifelessonsandgoodfamilyvaluesseesactorscastintheprincipalrolesfrom
bothSouthAfricaandtheUnitedStates.Whilethemainthemeofthefilmis“howtofindyourlife
purpose,”underlyingthemesfocusonnatureconservation,parentinglessonsandcaringforyoung
people.TheRoarwillalsocomewithexcellentstudymaterial,similartothefilmsWarRoom,
CourageousandFireproof.
ThefilmcentresaroundLouise(AlmarieduPreez,Generations,Binnelanders)whohasan
exceptionaltalentassingerandactress.ShehasjustcompletedayearofYouthWorkinNewYork
andisonajourneytodiscoverherpurposeinlife.ShewantstoconsideracareerasaBroadway
actress,butherfather(FransCronjé),aSouthAfricangamerangerwithconservativevalueswants
hertosettleintheAfricanBushveld,marryhisright-handmanRudolf(HeinzWinckler,winnerof
thefirstSouthAfricanPopIdols)andlivenearby.ThiscausesinnerturmoilforLouiseandtension
betweenfatheranddaughterbuilds.Tomakemattersworse,alife-and-deathsituationarises
whenLouiseiskidnappedbygamepoachers(EugeneKhumbanyiwawhostarredinfilmslike
District9,ChappieandDeathRace);inthesameareawhereadangerouslionroams.Supporting
roleswillbeplayedbyShaullandaLacombe(shestarredintheDisneystageversionsofTheLion
KingandHighSchoolMusical)asLouise’sbestfriendSheri;TorryMartin(wellknowAmerican
comedian)playstheroleofMoose,afriendtoLouiseandSheri;MphoMasienyanewillmakeher
debutonthebigscreenasLerato,themainchefandsingeratthelodgerestaurant;DevilleVannik
whostarredinBlackSailswillbeoneoftheactorsaswellasstuntcoordinator.
Theactionsequenceswillbeveryenergeticandtense,butdonesothattheagerestrictionwould
notexceedPG13.KevinRichardsonisaworldfamousconservationistandlionwrangler.Hewill
coordinateallthesceneswherelionsareinvolved,aswellasbethestuntdoublefor“Ranger.”
Whilethefilmisnotamusical,itwillfeatureagreatoriginalscoreandsongs.JohanvanderColff
(PostCityandMasterMax)willbethemusicproducer.Thescorewillhaveabigcinematicsound,
witha“LionKing”feeltoit.Mostofthemaincastareprofessionalsingers.Thefinalaudiomixwill
be“immersivesound,”afirstforSouthAfricanfilms,allowingthesoundinselectdigitalcinemas
tobeallaroundtheaudience(3D),asopposedtoonly5.1surroundsound.
FURTHERINFORMATION
TheRoarMovie
theroar.movie/theroarmovie.com
FaithFilms myfaithfilms.movie
FransCronjé franscronje.tv
DavidFerreira
zechariahfilms.co.za
JohanvanderColff postcity.tv
mastermax.co.za
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