My Father The Mover
South Africa, 13', 2020
age recommendation: 6+
The daughter of an African dance teacher learns the African electronic Gqom movement to alleviate her sorrows. Other children in the same village are taught by her father to dance to this rhythm to bring them joy - even if just for the moment.
Julia Jansch
She is a South African filmmaker based in New York. She spent just under a decade working in development at FremantleMedia and RadicalMedia before going independent and telling her own stories. In 2015 she set up Southern Point Pictures and has 3 lauded shorts and an award-winning screenplay under her belt. Julia has a filmmaking diploma from The New York Film Academy, and an MBA and Masters in Global Governance from the University of Oxford.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Julia Jansch
- screenplay: Julia Jansch
- cinematography: Ross Hillier
- editing: Tricia Holmes
- music: James Matthes, Daniel Caleb
- sound: Keith Kavayi
- cast: Stoan Move Galela , Alatha Galela
- producer: Julia Jansch
- production company: Point Pictures
- original language: Xhosa
Filmography
- Far From The Castle (2019)
- Open your eyes (2019)
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