17th Cinema on the Bayou Virtual Film Festival

FRENCH LANGUAGE NARRATIVE SHORTS - FAMILY CONFLICTS

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7 films in package
GRAND FRÈRE (BIG BROTHER)
Antoine and his former” big brother” reunite after the latter, now a father, moved to Russia several years ago.
PICBOIS (WOODPECKER)
More than a decade after she abandoned him, Émile accepts his mother Fanny’s invitation to come work with her on an isolated logging camp.
LES MONSTRES (MONSTERS)
For as long as 8-year-old Jimmy can remember, his overprotective mother has kept him safe inside their barricaded home, away from the monsters roaming outside.
LA VIE DES ÊTRES (THE UNCANNY WAYS OF BEINGS)
Ludovic’s boyhood collapses: following a miscarriage, his mother Brigitte disappears in the emergency room.
TROPHÉE (TROPHY)
Dominique, a shy and introverted teenager, wants just one thing: to become the best hockey player in her league.
LEGODIMO LE KOPANA LE LEFATSHE (HEAVEN REACHES DOWN TO EARTH)
After Tau comes to a realization about their sexuality, it sets in motion a cascade of thoughts and emotions in Tumelo - nothing will ever be the same between them.
NAVARIN
The one time she accompanies her to school, it would have to turn out to be a vacation.
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After Tau comes to a realization about their sexuality, it sets in motion a cascade of thoughts and emotions in Tumelo - nothing will ever be the same between them.


Director's Biography:


Tebogo Malebogo is a South African director. His first short, Mthunzi (2019), premiered at Locarno and New York Film Festival. It was awarded the Special Jury Award at AFI Fest. His sophomore short, Heaven Reaches Down to Earth (2020), screened at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival.


  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    10 minutes
  • Language
    Southern Soto, Zulu
  • Country
    South Africa
  • Premiere
    Louisiana Premiere
  • Rating
    Mature
  • Director
    Tebogo Malebogo
  • Screenwriter
    Tebogo Malebogo
  • Producer
    Peet Van Staden
  • Cast
    Thapelo Maropefela, Sizo Mahlangu
  • Editor
    Petrus van Staden
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