4000 Years of Africa

The remains of an ancient temple are discovered in Southern Africa, the contents of which are so profound that it calls for a dramatic shakeup in the midst of a secret scientific society.

As a young, naive scientist, Kate is assigned the dirty job of covering up the unwanted discovery in return for career advancement. Torn between her conscience and her desire to fulfill her dreams, she embarks on a journey into the unknown with a rough, former missionary, guide. 

As the survivor of a failed mission, Ben is stuck in the pain of his past. What follows is a powerful stampede of danger and romance as they're sucked into the fury of an explosive adventure that would change the lives of two unlikely characters forever.

Toward the end of last year, Orax Media kicked off the production of their first action movie called 4000 Years in Africa and they have just released a trailer for the project.

During the last six years, producer Peet de Vos of Orax Media spent lots of money and even more time developing what he calls a rebel filmmaking style.

The 4000 Years in Africa trailer was planned as a concept test.  Everything needed to be tested; the mysterious story line, the technical recipes and ultimately how audiences react to it.  Being an action junky himself, it is no wonder that filmmaker Peet de Vos would eventually ease into a style that is true to his nature: speed, pioneering and risk.  

4000 Years in Africa was planned as a direct-to-DVD product, but Orax Media is keeping options open.  They plan to produce an action movie every year, this being the project for 2010.

The movie features actors Merieke Laas as Kate, Reynard Slabbert as Ben, Justin Strydom as Vaughn and Will Roberts as Frank. Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren was co-producer of the trailer and Luan Lauw co-director.

Equipment used on the project included a Canon XL series camera with Canon lens, Sennheiser sound, and Arri and Kino flo lighting. Post was done on Final Cut Pro. The budget was not released.

Based in Pretoria, Orax Media is the Audio Visual department of Orax Solutions, which is owned by de Vos.

4000 Years in Africa