We sat down with Artiste Francois Immelman to talk about his award winning project; Some Mothers Sons.

Some Mothers' Sons is an adaptation of Mike Van Graan's renowned play. Set in Jail cells twenty years apart, Some Mothers' Sons juxtaposes the experiences of two friends, Vusi Mataboge and Braam Visser. Whilst Vusi and Braam come from different backgrounds they manage to help each other navigate both the legal and personal landscape of their respective imprisonments. Although strained at first, their relationship is strengthened as they learn to lean on each other through the traumatic circumstances surrounding their separate arrests.

"Braam Visser (my character) was an upstanding citizen, a human rights lawyer, a good man, a family man in this tragic story. What happens to a man when everything he loves most, gets ripped out of his life for good? I connected to this character through his "nothing left to lose" mentality, rooted through his undeniable rage and vengeance towards the criminals who took everything from him. Which begs the question as referenced by the film: "What would you have done"? I needed to hone in on this anger and frustration because all over South Africa, mothers are weeping for loved ones lost way too soon because of crime. Braam will always stay with me."

"My favourite scene in Some Mothers' Sons would have to be Braam telling Vusi about his own mother, Anna, who passed away when he was very young, and how he was further raised by Ms. Khumalo. He helped Vusi in prison because of Sylvia, Vusi's mother, and her sadness about he son being in prison. I adore this scene because it was the start of Braam and Vusi's friendship."

"The whole experience of Some Mothers' Sons taught me a very valuable lesson: treasure the people that matter to you the most. It sounds cliché, I know, but it's true nonetheless. Also be safe, and hug your mother. She knows best."'