JOZI H

Dramatic Series, 2006
13 Episodes x 1 hour

 
Ancient customs and modern cutting edge medicine come to a head-on collision in this enthralling drama, set in Johannesburg’s world-renowned trauma department.  JOZI H is an intense crucible of class struggles and cultural clashes filled with realistic stories of suffering and hope.

JOZI H takes place on a frontier, where modern western medicine meets traditional African healing; where ground-breaking HIV/AIDS research leads the way in search of a cure; where diseases no longer found in the first world remain a deadly challenge; and the volume of violent crime forces interns to become world experts on trauma in weeks, rather than years.

Several of JOZI H’s key characters, originally from Canada, the U.S. and Britain, are on their own personal “tour of duty”, struggling to deal with the challenges of life, love and medicine against an intense, ever-changing landscape.  These foreign surgeons, along with a local mix of doctors and nurses, band together to form a dedicated, overworked, underpaid team of health care workers.  Although each of them may appear different, inside and out, they are united in their effort to heal all those who enter JOZI H.

 
PRODUCED BY Inner City Films Inc. in association with CBC - Canada and Morula Pictures in association with SABC - South African. 

STARRING:  Sarah Allen, Billoah Greene, Tumisho Masha, Neil McCarthy, Thami Nguben, Vincent Walsh 

GEMINI AWARD NOMINATIONS:

Best Dramatic Series
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series - "Fathers" and "Love in the Times of AIDS"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series -