UNCHARTED WATERS is the South African story about the early origins of the young pirate, Jan van Hunks and his eventual arrival to the Cape of Storms where he famously meets the Devil.
Written by Moray Rhoda and Jayson Ryan Geland and illustrated by Daniël Hugo
- this is an episodic tale where worlds steeped in enigma, danger and mystery are explored. Where mysticism purveys and the fate of souls determine the humanity in all of us.
Motif approached the diversely creative team with the idea to pitch this as a television series. Somewhere between Game of Thrones and Pirates of the Caribbean meets African folklore. A series where our love for thrilling adventure is rediscovered in a universe where ancient magic meets the undiscovered world.
MOTIF
DIRECTOR + COMPOSITOR - Craig Parker
PRODUCER - Jacques Bock
3D + ANIMATION - Andre Janse van Vuuren
COMPOSITING - Demi-Ray Goldberg
COMPOSITING - Galeed Majiet
motifstudios.co.za
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Barrett De Kock
MAKEUP
Janine Jackson-Smith
WARDROBE & PROPS
Marc Pleass
CAST
Jan van Hunks - Bart Geldenhuys
The Mermaid - Meghan Deonn Oberholzer
Captain Sharazade - Natalia Aleksandrowa
The Devil - Stavros Cassapis
Pirate 01 - Marc Pleass
Pirate 02 & CHOREOGRAPHY - Khalil Kathrada
Pirate 03 - Mfoutou Dreuche Edgard Brunel
The Witch - Linda Middleton
WRITERS
Moray Rhoda & Jayson Ryan Geland
ILLUSTRATOR
Daniël S. Hugo