About NEONYSIA
NEONYSIA is a creative studio for South African stories. We believe the epic adventures we loved as children shouldn't be lost. We dissect myths and create original content to explore what a modern South African adventure looks like today.
We are a creative studio for the new South African story.
NEONYSIA was founded on a simple belief: the epic adventures, heroic fantasies, and science-fiction sagas we got lost in as children should not be lost as we age.
Our mission is to be a digital campfire and a creative laboratory for stories built around adventure and discovery. We dissect the films, theatre, playtexts and the mythologies that shape us, deconstruct their archetypes, and ask how these universal structures and ideas can inform our unique, South African storytelling.
Through our weekly articles, YouTube videos, and original short films, we are building a community of storytellers, artists, and fans who love getting lost in fantasy.
About the Founder
Stefan Erasmus is an actor, producer, and storyteller with over 15 years of experience, whose work includes the short film Nagvoel and the acclaimed stage play Undermined.
His journey began not on a stage, but on the living room floor, lost in a world of cartoons, adventure movies, and Spider-Man action figures. That early love for fantasy and myth evolved into a deep creative pursuit of Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey," a structure he fell in love with.
He founded NEONYSIA to be the company he wished he could have worked for years ago, a home for a fellowship of creators dedicated to exploring storytelling with intelligence, passion, and craft. Stefan believes that the hero's journey isn't just a template for fiction; it's a map for life.
NEONYSIA is the next step on his adventure.