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South Africa

1–2 of 2 films

  • by Naomi van Niekerk

    Follow a crow’s flight into the city of Johannesburg. A music video done with sand animation and silhouettes inspired by the Afrikaans poem ‘By alle skone dinge’ (To all things beautiful).

    • Experimental
    • Drama
    • Non-narrative
  • My Mum’s Bonkers

    2015 Adults 3 min

    by Naomi van Niekerk, Naomi Van Niekerk

    An adaptation of the poem ‘My mamma is bossies’ written by Jeanne Goosen. A melancholic poetry film in black and white with sand and silhouettes. About the loss of a mother and a flawed relationship between daughter and child. Inspired by Jeanne Goosen’s eponymous poem, recited by the well-known South-African actress Elize Cawood, to the aria O mia babbino caro from Puccini’s opera Gianni Schicci, in a legendary performance by Maria Callas (1955).

    • Drama
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative