Noem My Skollie: Call Me Thief is a film directed by Daryne Joshua.

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The film

Known as Noem My Skollie ("call me Skollie") in Afrikaans or Call me Thief in English. The film is based on the true life story of a young man who becomes a storyteller in jail.

Based on the actual experiences of John W. Fredericks, the script written by John Fredericks and John W. Fredericks, it was produced by David Max Brown and Moshidi Motshegwa and directed by Daryne Joshua, with Christian Bennett, Dann Jaques Mouton, Tarynn Wyngaard, Sandi Schultz, Gantane Kusch and Austin Rose. The supporting cast included Abdruhgamaan Adams,

Costume design by Emma Moss,

Released in August 2016 (South Africa)

Awards

The film won 5 Golden Horn Awards in 2017 in the category for Feature Films: Best Actor (Dann Jaques Mouton), Best Supporting Actor (Abdurahgmaan Adams), Best Achievement in Costume Design (Emma Moss), Best Achievement in Make-up and Hair (Gaile Shepherd) and Best Production Design (Warren Gray).

The film was South Africa's official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.