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- SA's Tarina Patel has been turning heads at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival.
- The star has secured an international distribution deal at the film festival for an eight-part reality series, which she stars in and produces.
- Off She Goes follows five women while they travel through and experience the sights and sounds of India.
Yes She Cannes!
South African actor and producer Tarina Patel has secured an international distribution deal at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival in France for an eight-part reality series, which she stars in and produces.
With the working title, Off She Goes, the series follows five women, including Patel, as well as four other successful women from Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana – while they travel through and experience the sights and sounds of India.
"We took about three months to produce the reality series, and I'm thrilled with the response at Cannes," said Patel. "I'm excited that the contract has been signed, and more details about the distribution deal will follow."
Patel has been leading Mzansi in the fashion pack on the Cannes red carpet – turning heads every night at a world premiere in a unique couture gown.
At the Palais de Festivals Grand Lumière Theatre World Premiere of Black Flies, Patel wore a black latex catsuit gown with a matching flounced tulle train.
"The dress is designed by the incredible Jad (Jadadamparis) Adam and I just love the Lebanese aesthetic along with supporting French designers," explained Patel.
"He designed this very sexy, shapely gown to enhance my silhouette, but of course, keeping the very glam quotient, I felt like Catwoman."
Other beautiful outfits included a cascading layered tulle gown by Millia London, and a silver-pewter Limited Edition 999 gown encrusted with hundreds of Swarovski crystals at the Wes Anderson Asteroid City world premiere.
"I have to thank the bespoke ateliers for sponsoring their beautiful couture gowns, shoes and jewellery – plus my 'glam squad' which includes my hairstylist and makeup team from L'Oreal."
This is Patel's fifth appearance at the Cannes Film Festival.
"Mandela's Gun was the last film that I took to Cannes as a co-production, and we shot that in six countries. I'm looking forward to this new reality series taking off, and being able to have a cross-cultural bridge between Africa and India, will be a beautiful merger of my heritage and home."
