Speelman Mabhena
Uzalelwe wakhulela eMalahleni, waqala isikole eKhayalethu Intermediate School waphothula umatikuletsheni eKopanang Senior Secondary School. Ufundele ukwenza amafilimu eBig Fish School of Digital Filmmaking eGoli naseKapa.
Ukuthanda kwakhe kwezobuciko waqala eseyilungu leqembu iBambanani Theatre ngo-2001 wabe esethuthukela ekubeni ngumqondisi wezinkondlo nomxoxi kwaze kwaba ngu-2004. Ngemva kokuhlakazwa kweBambanani, wasungula inkampani yakhe yeshashalazi ebizwa ngokuthi iSpeelman Mabena's Production Theatre egxile ekwenzeni amafilimu, iSiyathuthuka Theatre. Ukukhiqizwa okugxile etiyetha kanye ne-3 Masters, iqembu lokubonisa i-karate nakho konke okwenzeka ngo-2005.
Ubhale, walingisa, waqondisa futhi wakhiqiza imidlalo eminingi kamabonakude neyeshashalazi ngesiNgisi nangesiZulu.
“Ngiyimbongi, umculi, umlingisi, umdidiyeli, umqambi, umdidiyeli, umbhali wemidlalo yeshashalazi, umdidiyeli nomqondisi wemidlalo yami efana nethi, 'A fools Hope,' 'Finders Keepers,' 'Trauma,' 'uZenzile,' 'The 3 Evil. Heads,' 'Around the Corner & the latest play' 'Fair To be Un-Fair' umdlalo owawudlalwa eState Theatre ePitoli ohlelweni lweMzansi Fela Festival ka-2010. Lo mdlalo wagcina ukhonjiswa eGrahamstown National Arts Festival ngawo lowo nyaka (2010),” kusho uMabena.
Useke wabamba iqhaza kuNational Arts Festival Grahamstown izikhathi ezine emikhiqizweni ehlukene efana ne-‘Pulse of Mpumalanga Spirit 2005,’ ‘Who to Trust’ ngo-2008 njengomlingisi, uphrojusa wangaphakathi weWitbank Civic Theatre. Ngo-2010 udlale umdlalo wakhe othi ‘Fair To be Un-Fair’ kuNational Arts Festival eGrahamstown, umdlalo ayewubhalile, wawuqondisa futhi walingisa. Kulo mdlalo bekunoZanele Mahlangu, Theo Rantsu noKatleho Mokoena. I-Witbank Civic Theatre ngokubambisana ne-Sihlangene Sisonke Development Project basekele lo msebenzi.
UMabena ukholelwa ukuthi isikole sakhe silungiselela abafundi ukuthi bangene emhlabeni onempilo nozuzisayo wefilimu nethelevishini. Uthe lesi sikole siyisikole esizinze eNingizimu Afrika esihlomule ngezindondo eziningi futhi esesekwa yizikhondlakhondla zemboni yezokungcebeleka nezokuxhumana, osomabhizinisi abakhulu nohulumeni.
“Isikole sigcine ubudlelwano obusondelene nemboni yezindaba, izifundo zabo zihlale zibalulekile, zisebenza futhi zilingisa indawo yokusebenza. U-85% wabafundi abaphothule esikoleni uthola umsebenzi wabo embonini kanti abanye abangu-15% bazozisebenzela ngokwabo. Izifundo zabo zibhekelela abafundi asebeqashiwe abafuna ukuthuthukisa amakhono abo okuncintisana, kanye nabasanda kufunda amafilimu ne-TV.”
Kweyeshashalazi useke wahlabana ngezindondo ezifana nethi: Iqembu le-Best drama, iqembu lezinkondlo elihamba phambili kanye nendondo yemeya yaseMalahleni ngo-2009 yeqembu leshashalazi elihamba phambili. Iqembu lakhe liqokwe njengeQembu Elingcono Kakhulu kwi-Musical Drama emklomelweni weMeya yaseMalahleni ngo-2009. Iqembu lakhe labamba iqhaza eState Theatre ePitoli kuMzansi Fela Festival ngo-2009. Labamba iqhaza kwiNational Arts Festival eGrahamstown ngo-2010, lawina isithathu. Uthole indawo ku-Premiers Youth Excellence Award ngo-2010 njengonjiniyela osemncane we-Performing Arts (Ishashalazi), wayengumfundi ophambili e-Big Fish School eKapa ngo-2011 ekwenzeni amafilimu.
Indaba yakhe yashicilelwa ephephandabeni laseKapa - Sheet. Uwine i-Best Film Score kuMpumalanga Film Festival ngo-2013 ephuma kweyodwa yefilimu enesihloko esithi: ‘Lala kahle Mama.
UMaben ukhiqize, waqondisa futhi wabhala ifilimu enesihloko esithi 'No Hands Land' ngo-2010 idokhumentari yemizuzu eyi-10 mayelana nokuvunywa kwemisebenzi yokwakha esebenzile futhi yakha izinkundla zeNdebe Yomhlaba yeFIFA, kodwa bona ngokwabo abakwazi nokuzakhela izindlu bona kanye nezabo. imindeni. Le filimu isikhonjiswe kwi-Architect Film Festival eGoli, eKapa kanjalo naseBloemfontein. Yaboniswa naseYurophu naseCanada. Ubengumqondisi aphinde abe ngumhleli wencwadi ethi ‘A God Given Gift,’ ngo-2010, idocumentary yemizuzu eyisishiyagalombili ekhuluma ngobunzima abaculi ababhekene nabo kanye nempumelelo umuntu angaba nayo uma esekholelwa emaphusheni abo, le documentary yakhonjiswa eGoli.
UMabena wayengumdidiyeli, umhleli, unjiniyela okhanyayo futhi ozwakalayo we-Remix Dance Company ngo-2011 wevidiyo yokukhangisa emayelana nokuhlanganiswa komdanso ohlanganisa abantu abakhubazekile nabavamile ngaphandle kokubandlululana. Kwethi ‘Lala kahle Mama’ kuyidokhumentari yomuntu siqu ekhuluma ngempilo yomdidiyeli wefilimu osemusha kanye nohambo oluhlangabezana nobunzima kanye nobunzima bokulahlekelwa othandekayo. Lokhu kwenzeka ngesikhathi unina edlula emhlabeni, naye ulahlekelwa yizinhlungu zosizi. I-documentary ikhonjiswe eKapa nase-Johannesburg festival yamafilimu, i-DSTV, i-eTV kanye naseMpumalanga Film Festival ngo-2013. UMabene uphinde wawina umncintiswano we-Tine Rage kanye ne-CNCI Film Competition ekukhiqizeni nasekuqondiseni i-documentary ethi No Hands Land. ' ngo-2010.