Damsel, Not in Distress
Film
by Zoe Ramushu
Details
South African / 2025 / 11mins / Drama / English
Aluta infiltrates a crew of glamorous party girls who use charm and deception to hustle Johannesburg’s rich and powerful. But what they don’t know is that for Aluta, it’s not just about the money—she’s on a secret mission to find her missing sister. When a seemingly routine con goes wrong, Aluta is betrayed and left holding a flash drive that exposes a dangerous criminal network. With ruthless kingpins closing in and her own crew turning against her, she must outsmart everyone to stay alive.
About the Director
Zoe Ramushu
Zoe Ramushu is a filmmaker with a legal background. In New York one of her documentaries, It Takes A Circus, was nominated for the 48th Student Academy Awards, the other, To The Plate, was shortlisted for a Student BAFTA. In South Africa she is producing a slate of 9 feature films. The first, Real Estate Sisters, trended on Netflix’s top 10. She also is currently producing a 25 film documentary slate, Generation Africa 2.0 focused on Climate Change Learn More
