Keep telling the story
On January 14th of 2019
on his quest of making a commercial in Nigeria, one of the youngest and brightest
lights tragically passed away.
One of SJ’s greatest passions was to find and nurture young talent
giving them tools and opportunities to tell their stories, in hopes of
reaching global recognition and opportunities.
To keep this initiative alive, the Storyteller Foundation was birthed
given life through a letter SJ wrote to his younger self at the age of 24.
The idea? to make this letter a true reality through this script. The visuals
were made in partnership with 99cents - a compilation of all the beautiful
works of films, commercials and short stories SJ ever created. Making this,
his last offering, the last piece he ever wrote and directed, himself
The Storyteller Foundation is aimed at finding young story tellers in
South Africa, who come from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.
The main objective being to nurture their talents and give them the opportunity
to compete and succeed at the highest levels, both locally and internationally,
in honour of SJ’s legacy.
