Punter
South Africa, USA / Fiction / 14’ / Color / 2024
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.
Director: Jason Adam Maselle
Script: Jason Adam Maselle
Director of Photography: William Douglas
Producer: Noam Argov, Jason Adam Maselle, Rethabile Mothobi
Editing: Jason Adam Maselle, Nay Tabbara
Sound: Daniel Timmons
Cast: Tiago Marques, Bouwer Bosch, Nyaniso Dzedze, Craig Jackson, Sam Medupe, Witness Masogwana, Sabelo Gumede
Biography
Jason Adam Maselle is a filmmaker from Johannesburg, South Africa currently based in New
York City. His work is driven by his passion to share morally complex and character rich South African stories, while also pursuing universal themes such as unrequited love, grief and the special feeling you get in your chest when something takes your breath away. His work has screened on HBO Max, SportsNet New York and at numerous international and Oscar qualifying film festivals.
Jason received his MFA in filmmaking from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He is the recipient of the Maurice Kanbar scholarship and the Peter R. Gould scholarship. He is a Black Family Prize winner and a Riese Post-Production award grantee. He was a finalist for the ARRI Volker Bahnemann award for outstanding cinematography. His latest film 'PUNTER' is executive produced by Spike Lee. The film won First Prize at NYU’s First Run Film Competition. The film is a top 3 finalist for a Student BAFTA.
He misses going to the movies with his dad.
Filmography
PUNTER (2024)
Fool’s Mate (2023)
Your Father’s Child (2023)
The Kind of Crime (2021)
Nomvula (2019)
Festivals Attended
Locarno Film Festival
Valladolid International Film Festival
Montclair Film Festival
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Austin Film Festival
Awards
Special Jury Mention - Locarno Film Festival
Silver Spike for Best Short Film - Valladolid International Film Festival