First Hand Films

A glimpse into the world of LAUNDRY, award-winning at FIFDH Geneva 🫧

A father takes pride in the industrial laundry business he built. A son dreams of becoming a musician. Set in apartheid South Africa, 1968, a time when both dreams seem equally out of reach.

Inspired by a true story, director Zamo Mkhwanazi shares the personal roots of the film: "My grandfather owned a laundry, and in 1954, the business was taken from him, and he lost his livelihood."

🏆🎥 TIFF, Marrakech Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival

* Im Kino ab Juli / August 2026 *
* En salles dès le 02.09.2026 *

Produced by AKKA Films, Kude Media, Philippe Coeytaux (AKKA Films), Jim Stark, co-produced by Mojo Entertainement Film and in collaboration with RADIO TELEVISION SUISSE (RTS)

Talents Ntobeko Sishi (Khuthala), Siyabonga Shibe (Enoch, the father), Zekhethelo Zondi, and Bukamina Cebekhulu

Film crew Gabriel Lobos, Christine Hoffet, Sam Dell, Carmen Life, Lianne Llewellyn, Thabo Phume.