Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he's prepared for his Father's birthday.

mit / estrelado / starring / avec
Tiago Marques, Bouwer Bosch, Nyaniso Dzedze

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Jason Adam MASELLE

South Africa, United States (USA) | 2024 | Short Narrative | 14 mins | Drama

Titel / Título / Title / Titre :
PUNTER

Filmgattung | Tipo | Type :
Kurtz | Short Narrative | Court métrage Fiction

Country | Pays :
South Africa, United States | Afrique du Sud, Etats-Unis (USA)

Genre :
Drama | Drame

Produktionsjahr / Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production :
2024

Runtime | Durée :
00:13:53

CAST | ACTRICES-ACTEURS :
BRETT // Tiago Marques
HARRIS // Bouwer Bosch
PETRUS // Nyaniso Dzedze
JESS // Craig Jackson
HERMAN // Sam Medupe
NANDO // Witness Masogwana
LEBO // Sabelo Gumede


Producers | Producteurs :
Noam Argov,
Jason Adam Maselle,
Rethabile Mothobi

Executive Producer | Producteur Délégué :
Spike Lee

REGISSEUR / REGIA / REALIZADOR / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATEUR :
Jason Adam MASELLE

Screenplay | Scénario :
Jason Adam Maselle

Director Of Photography | Directeur Photo :
William Douglas

Sound | Son :
Daniel Timmons

Editing | Montage :
Jason Adam Maselle,
Nay Tabbara

Production Design | Décors :
- Daniella Dagnin

Sound Mixer | Mixeur :
- Lebogang Nkona

Make-Up | Maquillage :
- Erin Gill


PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Hashimoto Films


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
- Sales: François Morisset | Salaud Morisset | festival(@)salaudmorisset.com
- Production: Jason Adam Maselle | jm6962(@)nyu.edu

🏆🏆🏆 PREMIOS | AWARDS | PRIX 🏆🏆🏆 (selection) :

🏆 Special Mention (Locarno FF 2024 | Locarno, Switzerland)
🏆 Best Narrative Short Film (Austin FF 2024 | Austin, USA)


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 2024 | Selection || Locarno FF 2024 | Locarno (Switzerland)

/// 2024 | Selection || Austin FF | Austin (USA)

/// 2025 | Competition - Very Shorts (US Oscars qualifying) || Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) | Harajuku/Omotesando (Tokyo, Japan) | From May 29 to June 10, 2025 & online: online from April 24 to June 30, 2025


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
► www.instagram.com/jasonmaselle/
► https://jasonadammaselle.com/PUNTER
► www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2246IbEL6g
► www.shortshorts.org/2025/en/program/comp8/punter/
► www.imdb.com/fr/title/tt32896738/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 28 July 2025