Recently the deceptively, sleepy little town of Port St Johns was rudely interrupted by cameras and action as a movie was shot in and around town entailing jobs for locals, full beds at all accomodation spots and increased sales in beer and food.
White Light is a movie about child soldiers in Uganda and the area around PSJ resembles very closely the terrain and hills in Uganda. Obviously PSJ as a movie making centre is not sustainable but if it happens once or twice a year the locals will be happy.
Port St Johns is ideal because of location and price but a little far from the big cities for transporting equipment and people. One can’t win ‘em all but two out of three ain’t bad.
