EAST LONDON- Man B Entertainment hosted its first official film production called Rythm of the Street in East London Cinema Hemmingway’s on the 4th of December 2025 marking a major milestone for the local entertainment company.
The aim of the movie screening was to spotlight the real life struggles faced by students in the city of East London, raise awareness about the pressures of financial hardship and open a conversation about the dangerous paths many young people are forced into while pursuing their education.
Man B entertainment founder Mlindelwa Sipho Tyekana said, “We wanted to raise awareness about the intense financial pressures young people endure and open an honest conversation about the dangerous paths some are forced to consider just to survive while pursuing their education we are urging the government to intervene and pay students their National Student financial aid money on time so that such situations can be avoided.”
The movie consisted of 52 scenes and it took the team a month and a half to shoot, their target audience is the youth from 16 years and above.
The writer, producer and director of the movie Charles Gumede said that,” I was approached to come and support the youth of East London, attack issues and raise awareness. We faced challenges but because we were determined about this we managed to overcome them.”
Furthermore with the movie narrative and community driven purpose, Rhythm of the Street marks a bold step forward for Man B Entertainment and for Eastern Cape storytelling as a whole.
One of the actors in the movie Zikhona Lamani from East London said,” It was my first acting role, I saw a post that actresses are needed I applied and went to auditions. It was difficult to act but I tried my best I am nervous and excited that I will watch myself.”
The team hopes the conversations sparked at Hemmingway’s Cinema will reach policymakers, parents and students across the province, if the film’s impact on opening day is anything to go by, this production may become a catalyst for the support and reform young people in East London have long awaited.
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