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Title: LIYABUYA
Runtime: 10 min
Country: South Africa
Director: Bronwin October
Placement: Award of Excellence
Competition: March, 2026
Synopsis: Two guys, maybe small-time hustlers or just down-on-luck friends, get a seemingly simple job: deliver a mysterious package to a shady contact, but what starts easy turns deadly as they realize the contents are dangerous (maybe drugs, cash, or something worse), attracting dangerous criminals or corrupt cops, forcing them to go on the run, fight for their lives, and question their loyalty while trying to survive this unexpected, violent detour from their simple delivery mission. Think The Transporter meets a gritty indie thriller, with escalating stakes and bad decisions.