"From Dust We Spin" is set in the Cape Flats. The film follows an 18-year-old woman who finds purpose in the outlawed world of car spinning while navigating mental health struggles, alongside a coach using the sport to keep young people away from gangsterism.
“From Dust We Spin”, a new feature documentary by Tribeca award-winning filmmaker Julia Jansch, will have its world premiere at this year's Durban International Film Festival.
Set in the Cape Flats, the film follows an 18-year-old woman who finds purpose in the outlawed world of car spinning while navigating mental health struggles, alongside a coach using the sport to keep young people away from gangsterism.
The project began when Jansch was working on a Disney Plus production and met a production runner named Mark Linden, who operated a programme called "Slip and Slide" in Mitchell's Plain, and introduced her to the sport of spinning, which involves modified cars in backyard settings, as a method to engage local youth and keep them away from gangs and drugs.
Jansch initially dismissed the concept but returned to the project after observing Minister of Sport and Culture Gayton McKenzie discuss the legalisation of spinning.
