Fitting in

2025 | Documentary, Coming of Age | 84 min | MA Film

Directed by Fabienne Steiner

Young South Africans from all walks of life begin their student experience at the elite University of Stellenbosch. Within the walls of a prestigious student residence called „Eendrag“, the newcomers are confronted with colonial structures. When racial incidences occur, some students try to provoke change within the residence. „Fitting in“ examines the extent to which social segregation created by apartheid politics has been overcome and how the young „free-born“ generation tries to navigate between personal growth, cultural differences and a past that has not been forgotten.

Runtime84 min
Year of Production2025
Distribution FormatProRes, DCP
Aspect Ratio1.85:1
Audio FormatStereo, 5.1
Spoken LanguageEnglish, Afrikaans
Available SubtitlesGerman, French, English
Director, Cinematography Fabienne Steiner
Music Moritz Widrig, Joachim Flüeler
Editor Michael Bolliger
Screenplay Fabienne Steiner
Michael Bolliger
Production Manager Jonas Schaffter
Leading ActorsTadiwanashe Kurewa
Eduan Beukman
Jaco Wagner
Petrus Du Preez
Chris Albertyn
Carlton Matingo
Nathan Stone
Leython Van Graan
Location Sound Engineer Michael Bolliger
Sound Design Thomas Rechberger, Floris Demandt
Sound Mixing Martin Scheuter
Digital Colorist Ian Oggenfuss
Technical Support Postproduction Damiana Rudolphi
Fabienne Koch
Project Supervision Sabine Gisiger
Project Mentoring Sabine Gisiger, Barbara Weber, Gesa Marten
Co-Production Company point de vue, SRF, Unexplored Realities
Financial Support Fachausschuss Film und Medienkunst der Kantone Basel-Stadt und Basel-Landschaft, Kanton St.Gallen, Stadt St.Gallen, Kultur St.Gallen Plus, Kulturfonds Suissimage, Lotteriefonds Kanton Solothurn
Executive Producer Filippo Bonacci
Programme Director Sabine Boss