After winning the Best African Film at this years Joburg Film Festival, Variations on a Theme will have a limited one-week run in select cinemas starting Friday, 8 May 2026, over the Mothers Day weekend.
Directed by Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar, the 65-minute film also won the top prize at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The prestigious Tiger Award previously went to two-time Oscar winner Christopher Nolan for his debut feature Following .
Set in the mountains of Kharkams in the Northern Cape, Variations on a Theme follows Ouma Hettie, an 80-year-old goat herder who is taken in by a scam promising long-overdue reparations for her fathers World War II service.
