On Thursday, 12 December four Namibian short films produced in 2012 will screen at
19h30 at Harecourt (United Reformed Church) in Highbury, London. A question-and-
answer session with film critic and director of AfricAvenir Windhoek, Hans-Christian
Mahnke will follow the screenings presented by not-for-profit organisations
AfricAvenir Windhoek and UK-based Friends of Namibia.
In an initiative to promote and encourage Namibian culture, each film characterises
current challenges and developments in modern Namibian society.
My Beautiful Nightmare features the story of a young prostitute, who, after a bad
encounter with a client, reconsiders her choices. Directed by Perivi Katjavivi, the film
won the Best Actress award at the 2012 Namibia Film and Theatre Awards and the
Radwan El-Kashef Independent Shaba Foundation Award at the 2013 Luxor African
Film Festival.
Set in the 1980s when Namibia was experiencing apartheid, a young black boy and
white girl meet and form a friendship in Dead River. Separated by circumstance they
reunite 20 years later. Directed by Tim Huebschle, the film won the Narrative Short
Film Award at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival, as well as the Audience Choice
Award for Best International Short Film at the Festival Pontino del Cortometraggio in
Italy.
Directed by Oshosheni Hivelua, 100 Bucks follows the journey of a 100 Namibia dollar
note as it passes through various hands. The film was awarded the Audience Choice
Award at the 2012 Namibia Film and Theatre Awards.
Winning Best Director, Best Production Design, Best Screenplay and Best Film at the
2012 Namibia Film and Theatre Awards, Try features a series of events that
connects the lives of eight people in eight hours in one city. Directed by Joel Haikali,
Try is about love, friendship, family, loyalty, revenge and life in Windhoek, Namibia.
Email Tom Minney of Friends of Namibia at tom.minney@afrigrow.com for more
information.
