Other than seeing her every weekday in one of Mzansi’s biggest soaps e.tv’s Scandal, Nomvelo moves to the higher ranks as she will now star in a Netflix film called “I Am all Girls”. The film is about a global child sex trafficking syndicate operating in South Africa and it will be released in May 14, 2021.
I Am All GIrls, a Donovan Marsh film is coming to Netflix 14 May 2021, a chilling film about a global child sex trafficking syndicate operating in South Africa. Key cast includes | Hlubi Mboya, Erica Wessels Brandon Daniels, Mothusi Magano, Masasa Mbangeni and Nomvelo Makhanya pic.twitter.com/9n8ddxlET4
Bringing the story to life Nomvelo Makhanya will star with some of the industry favourites such Masasa Mbangeni, Mothusi Magano, and lead actors Hlubi Mboya and Erica Wessels who play the characters of Ntombizonke and Jodie Snyman respectively.
The story focuses on two detectives who are on a journey to find justice with intention of killing the global human trafficking syndicate.
Speaking to IOL, the director of the film Donovan Marsh shared what viewers should expect. “This film is a shocking, deeply atmospheric, thrilling mystery and intense character journey into one of the most terrifying tragedies of modern times – child sex trafficking,” said Marsh.
“The single ray of light is the budding relationship between Jodie, an emotional, troubled and honest detective, and the damaged, but powerful Ntombi, who has overcome the constrictions of her abuse and emerged as hard and defiant as an avenging butterfly,” he adds.
He went on to say, “Everyone in this film is damaged at their core, hiding a raw history that must simmer behind the eyes and bleed through their movements and speech which are stifled by their past”.
Nomvelo says she is excited to be part of this great production.
However, not only she’s known for being an actor, Nomvelo is a singer and also known for being mental health activist. In 2020 she opened up about her mental health issues where she spoke about how she was diagnosed with bipolar, anxiety and depression a couple of years ago. She then became a voice for those who are facing similar struggles.
In an interview with ThisaLive, she spoke about how she felt when she was diagnosed."When I visited my psychiatrist he told me that he wanted me to book myself into hospital the next day. I was hesitant. I kept thinking, 'Dr, I need to get back to work tomorrow'. I was also scared that people wouldn’t understand and that I would be away with no support."
She added, "I felt like I was drowning and felt like with every breath I was waging a war against myself." Nomvelo is in a much better place and she hopes that her story will inspire others, "I want people to know that there is hope. You have to take it one day at a time and believe that it will get better. I still struggle some days and I have to talk to myself and let myself know that it will be alright, even if I don’t feel like it in the moment," she said.
