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Nothing could keep celebs like Ashton Kutcher and Ben Affleck away from the premiere of the South African film, Ithuteng (Never Stop Learning) in West Hollywood last week. Making the backstory just as compelling an element as the real-life drama played out on the screen is the fact that the film is the first from 19-year-old director, William Ebersol, who shot the film at the tender age of sixteen. From News24.com:

The school helps damaged young people turn their lives around and is run by a woman named Mama Jackey. Ithuteng was directed by 16-year-old first-time director William Ebersol (now 19) and he paints the vivid picture of students Dineo, 14, Lebo, 22, and Victor, 26, according to the film’s website. Ebersol, his older brother Charlie and their best friend Kip Kroeger, track the students’ journey to Johannesburg’s maximum-security prison, “Sun City”, and then on to a wilderness camp in KwaZulu-Natal for a week that changes their lives forever.

I love how utterly inappropriate a punk’ing would have been at that particular event and am disappointed Ashton didn’t think the exact same thing.

Written by Christy Pastore

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