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Finding Optel

Finding Optel

16-year-old amateur detective, Claire Abrahams, finds her neighbourhood’s lost things. When the neighbourhood’s beloved dog Optel goes missing, Claire is determined to track her down. This search unexpectedly opens old wounds when Claire finds clues relating to her older brother, Jonah, who disappeared nine years ago. Through bizarre encounters and quirky neighbours, the two cases intertwine. Claire’s father, John, fears that she is putting herself in danger. He attempts to hinder her investigations, but she remains undaunted. Claire must journey through grief and hope to find Optel and uncover the truth behind Jonah’s disappearance.

Crew
Mikayla Joy Brown

Mikayla Joy Brown

Director

Jesse Brown

Jesse Brown

Director

Mikayla Joy Brown

Mikayla Joy Brown

Screenplay

Quanita Adams

Quanita Adams

Executive Producer

Sarah Blanchard

Producer

Marianne de Klerk

Commissioning Editor

Wikus du Toit

Executive Producer

Dominique Jossie

Dominique Jossie

Executive Producer

Marc Jury

Executive Producer

Nomsa Philiso

Executive Producer

Scharl van der Merwe

Executive Producer

Nicola van Niekerk

Executive Producer

Paul Guyeu

Director of Photography

Madelé Vermaak

Editor

Sumaya Wicomb

Production Design

Ayesha Khatieb

Costume Designer

Stephen van der Merwe

Gaffer

Alex May

Colorist

Tiffany Matthews

Property Master

Luaan Hong

Executive Producer

Abigail Davids

Makeup & Hair Assistant

Farzanah Ebrahim

Makeup Department Head

Farzanah Ebrahim

Hair Department Head

Eloise Gouws

Production Manager

Ebrahim Ismail

Unit Manager

Ally de Beer

First Assistant Director

Shiefaa Hendricks

Second Assistant Director

Aviyile Damen

Swing

Simbongile Qhobosha

Swing

Garlin January

Set Painter

Dewan Tieling

Assistant Production Design

Munashe Kasambira

Boom Operator

Lamont Williams

Sound Technical Supervisor

Michael Wilson-Trolip

Dialogue Editor

Alex May

Visual Effects

Fuad Casker

Second Assistant Camera

Colin Chirombo

Assistant Grip

Sophie Hynch

Camera Loader

Melony Maharajah

Data Wrangler

Lee Matebesi

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Pascale Schoeman

First Assistant Camera

Pascale Schoeman

Focus Puller

Travis Stewart

Rigging Grip

Eric Tientcheu

Key Rigging Grip

Stephen van der Merwe

Chief Lighting Technician

Carmen Abrahams

Costume Assistant

Atarah Henri

Costume Assistant

Monica Mase

Costume Assistant

Yolanda Mkhohli

Costume Assistant

Tasneem Van Der Schyff

Assistant Costume Designer

Alex May

Online Editor

Jonene Van Zyl

Post Production Producer

Sulaiman Abrahams

Assistant Unit Manager

Maruwaan Emandien

Location Scout

Moegamat Solomons

Assistant Unit Manager

Mikayla Joy Brown

Mikayla Joy Brown

Script

Randy Januarie

Continuity

Aviyile Damen

Production Driver

Shamiela Omar

Catering Head Chef

Qaadir Rajap

Set Medic

Janine Minnaar

BTS Footage

Janine Minnaar

Production Assistant

Belinda Bruce

Production Accountant

Innocentia Galane

Production Accountant

Harold Hunter

Security

Sarah Kwan

Title Designer

Garin van Munster

Animal Wrangler