Black Burns Fast

9/21/2026

As most teens will concur, the process of coming of age can be tricky to maneuver through. So imagine what it must be like to add the process of coming out on top of that, an undertaking that can become that much more difficult when it takes place in a less-than-accepting environment. Such is the challenge posed to 17-year-old Luthando (Esihle Ndleleni), a brainy but somewhat geeky student at a prestigious South African all-girls boarding school. She’s a perpetually studious type who doesn’t have much of a social life, let alone dating prospects, opting to spend whatever free time she has with her kindred spirit, Jodie (Mila Smith). But that begins to change when “the new girl” arrives at school – Ayanda (Muadi Ilung), a “transfer” student who exudes a self-assured, charismatic attitude, u