The Windhoek premiere of the new Namibian film, My Father’s Son, by Joel Haikali, takes place on 28 October. This 82 minute film was shot in English, Oshiwambo and Afrikaans with English subtitles and was produced by Joe Vision Production with support from the Namibia Film Commission.
With “Namflava’ and lots of humour the film tells the story of two brothers, one a cattle herder in the village and the other living Windhoek city life. When the city brother returns to the village after 21 years with his “coloured’ wife to “free’ his brother from “backward life’, he does not expect the resistance and conflicts which force him to confront his own stereotypes and cultural identity. In a comic way My Father’s Son negotiates the sometimes absurd relations between urban worlds of modern Africa and its traditional roots.
Since his humble beginnings 10 years ago, filmmaker Joel Haikali has directed, written and produced several short films, music videos. He is the co-founder of Joe Vision Production cc and his writing and directing credits include: The World of Today, Cul de Sac and the award winning short film Differences, through which he was invited to the Berlinale Talent Campus 2009. In 2007 Haikali acted alongside renowned actors Danny Glover and Carl Lumbley in the award winning feature, Namibia – The Struggle for Liberation, directed by Charles Burnett.
