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Jafta Mamabolo

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In a community vibrant with migrants from across the African Continent, against the backdrop of unspoken love, a young woman tries to navigate a path for herself. But this is a world where everything keeps shifting... Everything except the one thing that really does need to change. Ayanda and the Mechanic is a coming of age story of a twenty one year old Afro hipster, who embarks on a journey of self discovery trying to keep the memory of her father alive, when she's thrown into a world of greasy overalls, gender stereotypes and abandoned vintage cars in need of a young woman's re inventive touch who tries to reclaim what would've been, what could've been.
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Ayanda and the Mechanic (2015)
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Jafta Mamabolo is known for Freedom (2018), Otelo Burning (2011) and Jane the Virgin.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Freedom (2018)
    Freedom
    7.3
    • Freedom Namanyane
    • 2018
    Otelo Burning (2011)
    Otelo Burning
    7.3
    • Otelo Buthelezi
    • 2011
    Jane the Virgin
    TV Series
    • Producer
      Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
      Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
      7.3
      • Young Kunene
      • 2008

      Credits

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      Producer

      • Beauty and the Bester (2025)
        Beauty and the Bester
        6.1
        TV Mini Series
        • consulting producer
        • 2025
      • Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star (2022)
        Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star
        5.3
        TV Series
        • co-producer
        • 2022

      Actor

      • Freedom (2018)
        Freedom
        7.3
        • Freedom Namanyane
        • 2018
      • Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu (2016)
        Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu
        6.6
        • Lucky
        • 2016
      • Ayanda and the Mechanic (2015)
        Ayanda and the Mechanic
        6.9
        • Lenaka Olandele
        • 2015
      • Dream World (2012)
        Dream World
        TV Mini Series
        • Lindelani
        • 2012
      • Otelo Burning (2011)
        Otelo Burning
        7.3
        • Otelo Buthelezi
        • 2011
      • Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
        Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
        7.3
        • Young Kunene
        • 2008

      Writer

      • Freedom (2018)
        Freedom
        7.3
        • screenplay
        • 2018
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Videos5

      Jafta Mamabolo Demo Reel 2018
      Demo Reel 5:11
      Jafta Mamabolo Demo Reel 2018
      Otelo Burning (Trailer)
      Demo Reel 2:57
      Otelo Burning (Trailer)
      Otelo Burning (Trailer)
      Demo Reel 2:57
      Otelo Burning (Trailer)
      Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (Trailer)
      Demo Reel 2:12
      Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (Trailer)
      Little Boy Blue
      Demo Reel 3:34
      Little Boy Blue
      Theatrical Trailer
      Trailer 1:58
      Theatrical Trailer

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