Lesotho Film Festival Booklet

LesothoFilm Festival

Nov 17th - 21st 2015

) is a non-governmental SESOTHO MEDIA & DEVELOPMENT (SM&D organisation based in Maseru, Lesotho. It operates countrywide and believes that communication processes need to be put at the service of the poor in order to access information and thus enabling Basotho to make informed decisions about issues that affect their daily

lives. SM&D has a long track record of successfully implementing

programs reaching out to a wide range of audiences through facilitated film screenings.

LESOTHO FILM FESTIVALLesotho Film Festival is an annual event. Sesotho Media & Development has carried out this festival since

th2011, being the 5 festival conducted in 2015. This year's event brings to you stories from Lesotho and across our beautiful continent, under the theme #TellingAfricanStories.

The Lesotho Film Festival (2015) will take place from the 17th November - 21st November 2015. SM&D intends to make the film festival to become a national platform to view and review development dialogues through the camera lenses of primarily Basotho film producers, but also international producers. SM&D believesthat the film festival is a breeding ground for development ideas and a good networking space for government, corporate and community stakeholders.

ABOUT SESOTHO MEDIA & DEVELOPMENT

AWARDS FOR LESOTHO FILMS 1. Best Short Film 2. Best Documentary3. Best Student Film4. Best Feature Film5. Special Award6. Jury Special Mention

THANK YOU NOTE

We would like to thank all the filmmakers who have provided all these wonderful films. We also want to thank

our partners and sponsors who have continually and tirelessly supported us our funding partners, Lesotho's

corporate sector, implementing partner's local partners, and media houses. In particular, we would like to thank our patron, Chief Seeiso Bereng Seeiso for supporting the filmmakers and the vision of the festival,

and help forge a creative voice in the future of Lesotho.

Thank you!

Lesotho Film Festival Team

POSITION HELDProgram ManagerMonitoring & Evaluation CoordinatorCapacity Building AdvisorAccountantCommunity Training OfficerCommunity Training OfficerCommunity Training OfficerProgram Facilitator & LGBTI SpecialistTechnical Officer Film Festival Coordinator/Technical AssistantFilm Festival Volunteer

NAME OF EMPLOYEEMamolefe PetlaneHape MoshabeshaChristoph BendixLehlohonolo RatlouMahlotse RamokotjoBohlale SentoMalehloa KalatiSherriff MothopengThabo NkuebeSenate PitsoThea Westphal

SESOTHO MEDIA & DEVELOPMENT STAFF

I'M ALIVE2015SHORT FILMHABOFANOE LETSOSA

A man meets an emotionally tormented young mother with a three monthsold daughter at Leteng la bofifi (Lake of darkness).

Habofanoe Letsosa was born in 1988. He is an aspiring local filmproducer, director, writer and editor aiming at taking the Africanstories to the next level using film.

The films he has produced so far are:Letsekang (2010)Tsubalala (2012)Khutsana (2013)The Dead End (2014)Golgotha (2014) unreleasedI'm Alive (2015)I am the Rose (2015)

LESOTHO FILMS

NAME OF FILMYEARGENREDIRECTOR

SYNOPSIS

TIME 12min

18 NOV 17:00-17:1220 NOV 20:45-21:00

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RESTORATION OF PEACE2015ANIMATIONRELEBOHILE MONKHE

An animated documentary outlining the biographical history of kings in Lesotho.

NAME OF FILMYEARGENRE DIRECTOR

SYNOPSIS

TIME 10min

Relebohile Jonase Monkhe is young motivated filmmaker in the film industry, mostly focusing in animation. He studied TV and Film Production in Limkokwing University of Creative Technology.

18 NOV 17:30-17:4020 NOV 20:35-20:45

17 NOV 11:35-11:45 STATE LIBRARY (AMERICAN CORNER)KINGSWAY CINEMA (VICTORIA HOTEL)KINGSWAY CINEMA (VICTORIA HOTEL)

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MOKOAO2015FEATURE FILMMOSHE LEOMA


SYNOPSIS

TIME 67min

After his father's death, a young orphan is treated brutally by a village mob. He flees from the scene and from his village in search of safety and security.

Moshe Leoma is a member of the National Assembly. He worked togetherwith communities in cooperatives societies, is a founder of the Tsoana-MalibaCultural Village Cooperative Society where he started to focus on filmproduction. He aims to use film to educate Basotho about Sesotho culture.

17 NOV 14:15-15:25 STATE LIBRARY (AMERICAN CORNER)

LESOTHO FILMS

LI PELE LI MAROA2015SHORT FILMMOLIFI NTONYANA


SYNOPSIS

TIME 40min

He established the Basotho Intelligent and Creative Theatre Group (BICTG) where under his leadership films such as 'Bocha Ke Palesa', 'Blessing In Disguise' and 'Li Pele Li Morao' were produced. He is the President of the Youth Technical Team Lesotho, and chairman of the Board of Directors from Young Positive Generation Of Lesotho. Now he is working at South Africa as Sibanye Gold as assistant HR.

The film is based on a true story of a man who went to Maseru in order to find a job and left his wife in a rural area. When he gets a job as gardener at a wealthy family he falls in love with the wife of his boss.


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MARRIAGE AT THE BEDSIDE OF DEATH2015DRAMALEPHEANE MOSOOANE


SYNOPSIS

TIME 20min

Lesoetsa, a college student, dumps his college girlfriend for refusing to have an abortion. Five years later Lesoetsa is infected with a new fatal virus that kills within three days and can only be cured by blood transfusions from his former girlfriend's child.

He has a B.A Degree in Theatre and Drama and has worked as Radio Drama Scriptwriter for PHELA Health and Development Communications. In 2013, he created one short documentary,'The Darkest Hour', and in 2014, a short TV drama 'The Last Teardrop' while at Kick4Life. In 2015 that he produced 'Marriage at the Bedside of Death'. To date, he has won two Lesotho Film Festival Awards: Best Amateur Documentary for The Darkest Hour and Best 48Hour Film for The Last Tear Drop. Currently he is involved in commercial filmmaking and producing self-funded films.

17 NOV 20:45-21:05 ALLIANCE FRANAISE OUHLA LA(OUT DOOR SCREENING)

21 NOV 14:55-15:15 KINGSWAY CINEMA (VICTORIA HOTEL)

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FUTURE TODAY2015DOCUMENTARYMOSEME MORAPELI


SYNOPSIS

TIME 10min

Ordinary people living in Maseru reveal their own ideas of ambition, purpose, fulfillment, joy and destiny.

He is fascinated by the idea of being able to capture moments and create his world through film. He studied at the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, and got his greatest exposure to the industry in the making of The Forgotten Kingdom.

FilmographyMotivations of Betrayal Botebo Ba Keko (director, writer), 2010The Forgotten Kingdom (grip/gaffer assistant) internship, 2011The Journey Leeto (cinematographer, writer, director) short documentary 2012In This Life Bophelong Bona (writer, director, editor) short film, 2014Future Today - Bokamoso Ka Jeno (writer, director, cinematographer, editor) short documentary, 201517 NOV 17:20-17:3019 NOV 17:00-17:1021 NOV 15:20-17:30

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LESOTHO FILMS

LEKUNUTU2014FEATURE FILMMATAULI MOKETE AND MATSIETSI RATULO


SYNOPSIS

TIME 75min

The film deals with revelations of secrets and its impact on family life.

Matauli Mokete studied radio and TV broadcasting. In 2013 she directed a film named 'I am my father's daughter' which was a school project which won the best student's docu-drama in the Lesotho Film Festival 2013. She is currently doing her internship at Lesotho television as an assistant producer.

Matsietsi Celina Ratulo completed tertiary in 2014 at the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. She is the producer and writer of Lekunutu'. Currently she is volunteering at the Lesotho National Broadcasting Service as a TV program producer and Outside Broadcasting/Studio Personnel.


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LIFARIKI2014ANIMATIONPATRICK RORKE


SYNOPSIS

TIME 4min

This animation portrays the amazing and funny life of Bokang, who needs to take care of the pigs after his father's death.

Patrick Rorke an artist and animator living in Morija. He was born in 1953, also in Morija. Currently he is the coordinator of Morija Arts Centre, which has within it, the Linoting Animation Studio.

18 NOV 17:20-17:2417 NOV 17:35-17:39

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MOTJOLI2015DOCUMENTARYREMAKETSE NTSUKUNYANE

LESOTHO STUDENT FILMS


SYNOPSIS

TIME 10min

This film deals mainly with health issues affecting men, digging deeper into issues of circumcision and protection from STD's from a male point of view.

Remaketse Ntsukunyane is aged 22 and a great lover of local films. He is the writer, producer and director of 'The Story of My Life', 2013, 'The Forbidden Youth', 2014, 'Motjoli', 2015 and 'Naka la Balimo' is in post-production.

21 NOV 14:40-14:5020 NOV 16:25-16:35

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BULLET2014DRAMAKHABANE KHONGOANA


SYNOPSIS

TIME 7min

A man has been ruled by agony and terror after his younger brothers fatality.

Khabane started his film vocation in 2004, currently doing his final year at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, studying TV and Film Production. He worked with several film associations in 'The Mountain Kingdom'. He has edited 'Katleho', 'Forbidden Youth', 'Drugged Marriage' and 'Mokoao'.

17 NOV 17:43-17:5017 NOV 09:30-09:40

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DIRE STRAITS2015DOCUMENTARYLEBOHANG MOTLOMELO


SYNOPSIS

TIME 15min

The film provides insights of events leading to the 2015 snap elections in Lesotho - covering political developments before, during, and after elections.

17 NOV 17:00-17:1518 NOV 20:55-21:10

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Lebohang Motlomelo is an aspiring journalist and a filmmaker based in Maseru with a passion for motion pictures. He participated in a number of productions, including but not limited to, writer, director, producer, and editor. He is one of the pioneers of the first ever 48 Hour Film Project in 2014. He is known for his acclaimed award winning short film 'The Ghost' in the Lesotho 4th Annual Film Festival 2014. Currently pursuing a degree in Broadcasting and Journalism, he directed and co-produced 'Dire Straits', a short documentary film on Lesotho's politics.


Ministry of Social Development

1. Peto ke tlolo ea molao. Ha re toaraneng ka matsoho ho felisa lenyalo la bana ba

tlase lilemong.

Rape is a criminal offense. Let s unite to stop early child marriage.'

2. Bocha ke palesa - ha re bo baballeng ka ho thibela lenyalo la bana ba ba tlase

lilemong.

Being young is a valuable treasure- let's maintain it and stop early child marriage.

3. Basotho hare kopaneng khahlananong le lenyalo la bana ba tlase lilemong.

Basotho let's unite against early child marriage.

4. Ha re thibeleng lenyalo la bana tlase lilemong re ahe bokamoso ba bona.

Let s stop early child marriage and grow bright future.'

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

DEMOCRATS2014DOCUMENTARYCAMILLA NIELSSON


SYNOPSIS

FESTIVALS

AWARDS

TIME 100minZIMBABWE


International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2014Hot Docs Film Festival 2015Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2015Durban International Film Festival 2015

Best Documentary Feature Tribeca Film Festival 2015Human Rights Award - Bergen International Film Festival 2015Honourable Mention - CPH:DOX 2014

In politically unstable Zimbabwe, a new constitution is being put together by the ruling party of strongman Robert Mugabe and the divided opposition. Various political, local and personal interests are bogging the process down.

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN2014DOCUMENTARYHARRY FREELAND


SYNOPSIS

FESTIVALS

AWARDS

TIME 88minTANZANIA

In Tanzania, witch doctors still propagate the belief that the body parts of albino people will bring wealth and good fortune. Against the background of a series of brutal murders of albinos, two albino men fight for their rights: Josephat has spent most of his life campaigning against anti-albino discrimination and confronting communities with their murderous deeds, and fifteen-year-old Vedastus is smart and creative, but his poor eyesight

is an obstacle to academic progress. Now he is desperately hoping for a new chance at a special school.

One World Media Award 2013

19 NOV 17:15-18:4317 NOV 11:50-13:15

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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2012Hot Docs Film Festival 2013Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2013 Cambridge Film Fest 2013

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INTERNATIONAL FILMS

THE WITCHES OF GAMBAGA2010DOCUMENTARYYABA BADOE


SYNOPSIS

FESTIVALS

AWARDS

TIME 55minGHANA

The Witches of Gambaga is the extraordinary story of a community of women condemned to live as witches in Northern Ghana. Painful experience and insight come together to create an intimate portrait of the lives of women ostracised by their communities.


Winner - Best Documentary Black International Film Festival 2010nd2 Prize Best Documentary Fespaco 2011

Fespaco 2011London International Film Festival 2011Film Africa 2011Addis International Film Festival 2011

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

BETWEEN RINGS2014DOCUMENTARYSALLA SORRI, JESSIE CHISI


SYNOPSIS

FESTIVALS

AWARDS

TIME 82minZAMBIA

Esther Phiri has literally had to fight to carve out an independent life on her own terms. In her native Zambia, the seven-time world boxing champion became an icon. In Between Rings we understand why: she is a deeply charismatic woman with the courage of her convictions. And she can knock anybody out! Esther first renounced her education to support her family. But since then she has also renounced the expectations of marriage and family to invest in her meteoric career as a boxer.

CPH:DOX 2014Tampere Film Festival 2015Film Africa 2015Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival 2015

Nominated Nordic Dox Award CPH:DOX 2014


INTERNATIONAL FILMS

VIRUNGA2014DOCUMENTARY ORLANDO VON EINSIEDEL


SYNOPSIS

FESTIVALS

AWARDS

TIME 100minDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

A group of brave individuals risk their lives to save the last of the world's mountain gorillas; in the midst of renewed civil war and a scramble for Congo's natural resources.


Nominated - Best Documentary Academy Awards 2015Best Documentary Feature Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2014Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography 2015Peabody Award 2014

Tribeca Film Festival 2014Hot Docs Film Festival 2014AFI Silverdocs Documentary Festival 2014Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2014

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

COMING OF AGE2013DOCUMENTARY TEBOHO EDKINS


SYNOPSIS

FESTIVALS

AWARDS

TIME 60minLESOTHO

Coming Of Age is a film that follows four teenagers over the course of two years as they grow up deep in the southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho. Very little happens in the village of Ha Sekake, but from their perspective, a lot is at stake

Best Film Trento Film Festival 2015Jury Award - Africa in Motion Film Festival 2015

17 NOV 17:55-18:5521 NOV 15:35-16:35 KINGSWAY CINEMA (VICTORIA HOTEL)

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Berlinale International Film Festival 2015Visions du Reel 2015Durban International Film Festival 2015Jean Rouch International Film Festival 2015International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2015Carthage Film Festival 2015

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

SOFT VENGEANCE2013DOCUMENTARY ABBY GINZBERG


SYNOPSIS

FESTIVALS

AWARDS

TIME 60minSOUTH AFRICA

A film about Albie Sachs, a lawyer, writer, art lover and freedom fighter, set against the dramatic events leading to the overthrow of the apartheid regime in South Africa.


Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2014AFI Documentary Festival 2014Durban International Film Festival 2014DOC NYC 2014

Peabody Award 2015Outstanding Achievement Humanitarian Award Global Films AwardPeoples Choice Award Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2014Best International Documentary - Encounters International Documentary Film Festival 2014

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

FUTURE SOUND OF MZANSI2014DOCUMENTARY LEBOGANG RASETHABA & NTHATO MOKGATA


SYNOPSIS


Welcome to the apartheid afterparty! The film explores the past, present and future of the electronic music scene and its multiple sub-genres the mission was simple: to meet up with some of their heroes, colleagues, competitors, and co-conspiratorsan ever-potent gang of electronic music pioneers sculpting The Future Sound of Mzansi.

17 NOV 19:30-20:46 ALLIANCE FRANAISE (OUT DOOR SCREENING)

FESTIVALS Durban International Film Festival 2014Selam Film Festival, Ethiopia 2015South Africa at 20-The Freedom Tour, U.K., 2015Africa in Motion Film Festival 2015Porto Film & Media Festival 2015

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

ONCE UPON A FOREST2013DOCUMENTARY LUC JACQUET


SYNOPSIS

TIME 78minFRANCE

Cannes Film Festival Seattle Film FestivalTrinidad & Tobago Film Festival

Once Upon a Forest invites the spectator into a never-before-seen world of natural wonder and staggering beauty. For the first time, we will be able to watch a rainforest growing before our eyes.

FESTIVALS

18 NOV 19:30-20:48 ALLIANCE FRANAISE (OUT DOOR SCREENING)

Csar Awards, France 2014 - Nominated for Best DocumentaryAWARDS

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

CHAMELEON2015DOCUMENTARY RYAN MULLINS


SYNOPSIS

TIME 76minGHANA

FESTIVALS


Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been called the James Bond of Ghanaian journalism. He's exposed a sex-trafficking ring by masquerading as a bartender, uncovered deplorable conditions in Accra's psychiatric hospital, posed as a crown prince in order to bypass a rebel checkpoint. His unorthodox methods are infamous throughout Ghana, but, despite his notoriety, his face is unknown to the public. The film takes us behind the scenes of the Tiger Eye Investigations Bureau hot on the heels of his next big case. We will discover what it means to be a frontline journalist in the dynamic and changing society of western Africa.

Hot Docs Film Festival 2015Brooklyn Film FestivalCalgary International Film FestivalOttawa Documentary Film Festival

Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award Hot Docs Film FestivalNominated Best Documentary Feature Brooklyn Film Festival

AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

THE SHORE BREAK2014DOCUMENTARY RYLEY GRUNENWALD


SYNOPSIS


FESTIVALS


AWARDS

Two cousins from South Africa's Wild Coast have opposing plans to develop their land. Nonhle wants to develop eco-tourism in order to protect her community's homes, farms, graves and traditional lifestyle while Madiba is planning a titanium mine and national tolled highway. Meanwhile, their King and Queen, who oppose the mine and highway, are deposed by the South African Government.

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2014Hot Docs Film Festival 2015Encounters International Documentary Film Festival 2015Durban International Film Festival 2015

Best Feature Length Documentary: Festival International du Film d'Environnement 2015, France Audience Choice Award for Best South African Documentary: Encounters Audience Choice Award: Durban International Film Festival 2015

MEB pioneered the localization of the medical aid industry in Lesotho and started its operations in 2003. We are the first and only indigenous company to venture into the medical aid field. At Mamoth Health Plan we are committed to providing affordable and comprehensive health care solutions that are tailored to the uniqueness of each individual that we serve.

We offer medical aid available on four (4) options specifically targeted to an individual needs1.Elite OptionThis is the top of the range option that offers premium packaged benefits. While it accommodates the sickly, it is also for those who appreciate the finer things in life. 2.Standard plusThis is a reliable option with adequate benefits. With added value for money, it has ample benefits and is suitable for all ages. 3.Standard OptionThis is an option for corporates with a minimum of 30 members. Standard offers value for money benefits and a wide range of benefits.4.Primary OptionWith a fair range of benefits and low premiums, Primary option offers adequate cover. This option is not advisable for individuals over 50. Academic OptionThe student plan offers appropriate benefits, accessible care and affordable prices.

As part of our wellness program which encourages a healthy lifestyle, we offer a gym subsidy, added supplements and screening tests across all options. As we continue to grow, Mamoth Health Plan is now affiliated with the Lesotho Medical Association and with other statutory bodies such as Lesotho Medical, Dental and P harmacy Council as well as the Independent Practitioners Association in Lesotho.

In South Africa, Mamoth is recognized by the Council for Medical Schemes of South Africa and is a member of the Board of Healthcare Funders of Southern Africa (BHF).

We further extend our services by assisting our government by contributing ideas to help improve the health systems of Lesotho.

Contact details: Office: +266 22 322 383 Authorisation: +266 22 327 685 Emergency: +266 62 322 383 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mamothhealth.com

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