!Aitsa | SAFF 2024

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!AITSA is a transcendental film that explores the ancient spiritual knowledge and modern science in the Great Karoo desert of South Africa, where humans seek meaning in the infinite darkness surrounding us all. From the Square Kilometer Array to the Blombos cave, voices ranging from scientists to local clergy and spiritual leaders are heard in this expansive film about existential questions and the many paths towards answers that will always remain slightly out of reach.

Laurels:

- 2023 - CPH:DOX Official Selection

- 2024 South African Film & Television Awards - Best documentary feature

Film festival community partner: Deer Crossing Art Farm

Year
2023
Runtime
89 minutes
Language
English, Afrikaans, Nama
Country
South Africa

Director
Dane Dodds
Screenwriter
Rasmus Bitsch, Dane Dodds
Producer
Dane Dodds, Clara Sølvsteen
Executive Producer
Eno Morten Stabell
Cinematographer
Adriaan De la Rey, Dane Dodds
Editor
Marte B. Aasen
Composer
Simon Kohler

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!Aitsa

The ancient knowledge of indigenous peoples challenges high-tech science in a near-cosmic tale from a South African desert where the world’s largest radio telescope is being built with antennae aimed at the far corners of the universe.