Hold on to your seats! Shaina hits Netflix Africa on Wednesday November 29th, 2023.

Shine has big dreams but tragic events leave her with almost nothing except her friends who set out to help her and the police bring justice and healing to their town….

Shaina is a 2020 Zimbabwean television film directed by Beautie Masvaure Alt and produced by Siphiwe Hlabangane. The film stars Wilmah Munemera with Tinodiwanashe Chitma, Gamu Mukwakwami, Tarumbidwa Chirume, and Joylene Malenga in supporting roles. The film is about a Zimbabwean teenager Shine, and group of friends who encounter life-changing obstacles which they deal with forgiveness and friendship.

The film made its premier on 21 August 2020 on ZBC-TV. The film received positive reviews from critics. The film was produced through the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The film was also nominated for the Peabody Awards for Public Service. The film is largely made as an awareness program to give health messages on key issues such as poverty, pregnancy, maternal and child health, gender-based violence, malaria, and tuberculosis.