# The award-winning South African feature film Carissa will now be released in cinemas nationwide. The film, directed by Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar, had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last year. It tells the story of a young woman, played by Gretchen Ramsden, and her community in the heart of the Western Cape’s Cederberg Mountains. Carissa has also been screened at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California and the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia. It won several awards in Venice.
SA film Carissa set to be released in cinemas nationwide