![]() I thought it was too bleak a story, too pessimistic a view. I thought it was an Afroqueerphobic film. You didn’t like John Trengove’s Xhosa initiation film Inxeba. Read more: Nommer 37 is not your average gangster flick.On the South African scene I’ve been impressed by Nosipho Dumisa’s Nommer 37. What have your favourite films been this year? I just loved the playfulness and the rhythm and the music in the film. You don’t necessarily think about someone in Sudan being full of life, love and joy.īut that’s what people are feeling at the same time that things are going on. Kuka goes for the human aspect and that often highlights what is not being highlighted. Read more: When a dictator falls: Inside Sudan’s revolution.It has this playfulness, it’s a student film and it’s set during the war in Sudan. Tell me a bit about Akasha.Īkasha is a film that should be seen by many. We’ve been anticipating Hajooj Kuka’s new film since he made Beats of the Antanov. I like question marks (instead of declarations) and flow, and where there’s movement in the film. It’s not that the exploration is something that they do in private and they show us the final perfect product. I’m very much in love with uncertainty and exploration and playfulness – where you clearly feel that the explorative artistic journey is part of the final outcome. I might not necessarily need another one. I’ve seen a lot of films by white men and from the US and France in my life.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |