in South Africa – set to be released this September – will give the
public a glimpse into the gruelling pressures our more than 5 000
junior doctors have to face every day.
The movie, Doc-U-Mentally, which is set mainly at Ngwelezane Hospital
in Empangeni (KwaZulu-Natal), is not for the faint-hearted and shows
real-life scenes of stab-wounds, gashes that must be sown up, near
drownings, and everything in between that junior doctors need to deal
with during a regular shift.
It features Dr Saishrien Rasen in the surgery unit, Dr Yenziwe Ngema
in orthopaedics, Dr Wanele Ganya in paediatrics, Dr Amy Salvesen in
emergency medicines and Dr Lourens Wahl in casualty.
The documentary also drew the interest of Pharma Dynamics, one of SA's
leading generic pharmaceutical firms, who along with the support from
the SA Medical Association (SAMA), KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission and
funds raised by fellow doctors via a crowdfunding campaign, made the
documentary a reality.
Doc-U-Mentally will be screened at both the upcoming Jozi- and UGU
Film Festivals (KZN) on the 17th and 18th of September.
Show times are as follows:
Jozi Film Festival:
· Eyethu Lifestyle Centre, Soweto – Saturday, 17 September at 2pm
· Rosebank Cinema Nouveau – Sunday, 18 September at 12pm
UGU Film Festival:
· Desroches Hotel – Saturday, 17 September at 2.30pm
For a sneak preview, go to https://vimeo.com/180480648 to watch the trailer
