AfricAvenir and the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre present a screening of the South African film, Izulu Lami – My Secret Sky, in Windhoek on Wednesday, 11 July at 18h30. The film is directed by Madoda Ncayiyana.
Filmed in eThekweni in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province and based on the experiences of the city’s homeless children, Izulu Lami is a heartrending tale of suffering and redemption. The film incorporates excellent cinematography with a powerful message, well developed characters and appealing visual imagery, leaving the viewer with a sense of hope.
Izulu Lami tells the story of two HIV orphan kids who leave their Zulu village and head to Durban. When Thembi (10) and her brother Khwezi (8) are left alone in their rural homestead after their mother’s HIV-related death, all they have to remember her by is the traditional Zulu mat that she hoped to enter in a craft competition in the city. The children decide to take the mat to Durban but when they arrive in the city, their troubles escalate.
Lead child star Sobahle Mkhabase received the Best Actress Award at the main African Film festival in Europe, in Tarifa (Spain) in 2009. Izulu Lami screened at the Durban International Film Festival in the same year.
The venue for the Windhoek screening is FNCC, 118 Robert Mugabe Avenue and entrance is free.
To watch the trailer go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZwWkuxHZo
