The Breaking Point hosted by Charlenè Brouwer
The Breaking Point hosted by Charlenè Brouwer
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The Breaking Point is a compelling podcast hosted by actress Charlenè Brouwer, where she dives deep into pivotal life moments with high-achieving individuals across various fields.
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The podcast focuses on critical life transitions and the challenges faced by high achievers, with specific episodes exploring topics such as the emotional struggles of relocating for a career, cultural adaptation in competitive industries, and the relentless pursuit of dreams, highlighted by Angelique Pretorius' journey as an actress in Hollywood.
The Breaking Point is a compelling podcast hosted by actress Charlenè Brouwer, where she dives deep into pivotal life moments with high-achieving individuals across various fields.
What does it take to turn a deeply personal idea into a South African film and keep going when the journey gets difficult?
On this episode of The Breaking Point with Charlenè Brouwer, Charlenè sits down with South African filmmaker, director and producer Zandré Coetzer for an honest conversation about filmmaking, motherhood, creativity, loss and the breaking points behind the work.
Zandré is the director and producer of the new Afrikaans family fantasy Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg, a beautifully imaginative story set against the mythology and landscape of Cape Town’s Table Mountain.
The idea began with a difficult question: how do children make sense of death and loss when adults don’t always know how to talk about it?
From that starting point came Droomland and a world filled with imagination, South African folklore and a polar bear on Table Mountain.
Zandré and Charlenè talk about where that story came from, what it takes to carry an idea from imagination to screen, the realities behind directing and producing, and the moments when a filmmaker has to decide whether to stop or keep going.
They also unpack Zandré’s journey through the South African film industry, including directing My F*k, Marelize!, and what success looks like when the audience only ever sees the finished film and not everything it took to get there.
This is a conversation about more than filmmaking.
It’s about what happens when life and creativity collide—and the breaking points that can become the beginning of something new.
The Breaking Point with Charlenè Brouwer brings together actors, filmmakers, creatives, and entrepreneurs to talk honestly about the moments that tested them, changed them, and pushed them forward.
🎙️ Host: Charlenè Brouwer
🎬 Guest: Zandré Coetzer
🎥 Featured film: Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg
🎧 The Breaking Point Podcast | Brouwer Production
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