Info
Director: Phumi Morare
Section: Program 10
Country: South Africa
Year: 2021
OT: LAKUTSHON' ILANGA
Language: Afrikaans, English, Xhosa
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Zikhona Bali, Aphiwe Mkefe, Thembekile Mathe, Awonke Mtonjana
18+ (no age rating)
Also in this program
Logline
This film is shown as part of program 10.
Johannesburg, South Africa, 1985. A young black nurse must face her worst fears when she hears that her younger brother, who is involved in the fight against apartheid, has not returned from school. The film was awarded the gold medal in the Narrative/Domestic Film Schools section at the Student Academy Awards 2021.
- Duration: 14 Min.
Meet the director
Phumi Morare
Phumi Morare is a South African writer and director. Her work tells the personal stories of people in the African diaspora from a female perspective. Phumi studied film directing in the master’s program at Dodge College at Chapman University. She currently freelances for Statement Films, a media company that promotes African women content creators.
Credits
Screenplay: Phumi Morare
Film Editor: Mojtaba Mirshekari
Composer: Kgaogelo Mabelane
Production Designer: Waldemar Coetsee
Costume Design: Sindiswa Magidla-Matiwana
Producer: Christine Cho, Dylan Voogt, Marcelle Du Toit
Production Company: Chapman University