Joel Haikali - "Differences"
In "Differences" the idyllic lives of three meticulous Windhoek office workers, one black, one colored, one white, is disturbed, when they suddenly wake up next to their colleague's wife one morning. This satiric short film challenges the social reality of segregation based on alleged cultural, racial and ethnic differences, which Namibian society still faces 18 years after independence.

Perivi John Katjavivi - "The Shop"
A poignant look at independent Namibia from the street level up, as the same Windhoek convenience store shop with the same white shop assistant gets depicted during three different periods of independent Namibia. At the core the film explores our inability to communicate effectively as a society, but also reflects the current economic difficulties with escalating food prices and social deprivation.

Tim Hübschle - "Rider without a Horse"
The story revolves around the Reiter (German for Rider) of the Rider Monument in Windhoek - one of Namibia's most prominent historical monuments - coming to life and being confronted with his own identity. In a funny but serious tale, the Reiter's journey takes him through a changed world, as he stumbles upon the 18th Independence Day celebrations in the nation's capital. The Reiter finds himself confronted by a modern reality. He has to deal with mixed race couples, rude taxi drivers, obnoxious prostitutes and drag queens and finally black men in uniforms. All the Reiter longs for is something familiar. And this will lead to his entanglement in a herero protest march against the signing of a Namibian-German development treaty at the Alte Feste. His experiences of today's social and political realities make him question what he really stands for. With a simple gesture the Reiter manages to turn around the meaning of the monument - making a positive statement for Namibia's future!

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Serie / Reihe: Namibian Movie Collection

Personen: Haikali, Joel u.a.

Schlagwörter: KOLONIALISMUS AFRIKA GESELLSCHAFT FILM NAMIBIA UNABHÄNGIGKEIT