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Ithemba, The Hope

  • Ithemba, l'Espoir (The Hope)
© Fespaco 2011
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2010
Format : Feature
Running time : 70 (in minutes)

Their country is bankrupt, their bodies are broken. Neighbors consider them cursed. But in music, eight disabled young Zimbabweans might have found a way out. Withhumor and grit, these edgy young people guide viewers of ithemba (HOPE) into Zimbabwean villages and cities, to rural bottle shops and urban marketplaces.

Errol Webber - Jamaica/USA, 2010

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Guerrilla Arts
  • HOT
  • Bayimba
  • Uganda Women Writers Association
  • Arts 256
  • 32º East
  • Amakula Festival

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