Mthunzi is walking home as he sees a lady go into seizures in her driveway − he is then asked to help carry her into their home by her niece and becomes caught up in a world he does not belong in.
Mthunzi is walking home as he sees a lady go into seizures in her driveway − he is then asked to help carry her into their home by her niece and becomes caught up in a world he does not belong in.
SHORTS O’CLOCK IV, Tuesday, March 2, at 18:00 (GMT +2) & rerun on Wednesday, March 3, at 16:00 (GMT +2)
Mthunzi
Mthunzi
Tebogo Malebogo
South Africa
Fiction
2019
9’
English
Romanian, Greek
Nala Khumalo, Jamie-lee Money, Inge Beckmann, Russell Crous
I think you should just lie down and rest for now.
Locarno International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Carthage Film Festival
Born in the United Kingdom and raised in Canada, Kenya, and South Africa, Tebogo Malebogo is a writer/director/producer currently based in Cape Town. The son of a diplomat, his itinerant childhood exposed him to myriad cultures which inform his work today. Tebogo is interested in exploring what it means to be a first generation African born abroad, and characters who wrestle with a need to belong. He is currently developing his first feature film and entering pre-production on another short.