South African Independent Film Festival 2020

African Cinema (6 film selection)

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SA Indie Film Fest 2020 x African Cinema Short Films Official Selection

The process of what love looks like and exploring the complexities of home and the many forms it takes for a lover. What does it mean to pledge allegiance to a nation, a person, a point in time, or the self?


Solitude: Finding freedom in oneself.

Solitude is a form of self-love and awareness. I believe, it's important to find a home in yourself before seeking a home in another person - only then will you truly understand that wholeness starts with the heart.


Arrival of love: Love at its purest form. The truth.

When Love first arrives, true love which it is, it knows no harm, no selfishness, no danger or nothing in between those words, it's as pure as pure can be. It's genuine, happy, excited, selfless and giving. Love always arrives with its truest form although it could and might get corrupted along the way. The corruption cannot and should not overshadow that fact in that very moment when love said "hello", it was sincere.


Procedure: I observe you.

Take in. After love arrives, the procedure sets in, all you want to do in that moment is to dissect this foreign but pleasant code or feeling in anyway possible. You want to take it all in step by step.


Doubt: Is this healing or destroying me?

Doubt is a common feeling that creeps in on you when you least expect it when you're in love or when you think you're in love. Whether it be self doubt or doubting your love. It will come and it might leave but it could also stay for a long time. It will tear you apart on the most devastating way, it will leave you restless and it will be painful. All in all, you will learn and grow throughout the process. You'd have your answers when it leaves.


Contemplation: I want to be here with you. I also want to be in my bed. Alone.

This is what happens after the doubt starts to fade away. You contemplate whether or not you've made the right choice. It will feel like a step closer to leaving and at the same time a step closer to merging two homes. It is a difficult process, you'd have to seek the truth in your heart and search the core of your lover's heart. That's where your answers will lay, unbothered.


Affirmation: I am here to stay.

This is when it will all dawn on you that you're capable of loving and being loved in the most beautiful way you could possibly imagine. This is when that love become untouchable because you've been truthful to yourself and your lover. You've been patient and soft work your heart. This is when the entire process will start to make sense to you.


Unison: I choose you.

This is when the journey actually begins. Two homes coming together as one. Love is when you, your heart and mind will finally agree at the same time. It's when you choose someone who chooses you. It's when the noise fades and the quiet helps you to breathe better.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    6:04
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Ghana
  • Premiere
    South African Premiere
  • Rating
    Suitable for family viewing
  • Note
    This short film has won so many awards and we're really proud of what we have achieved so far.
  • Director
    Kuukua Eshun
  • Screenwriter
    Kuukua Eshun
  • Producer
    Kuukua Eshun
  • Executive Producer
    Kuukua Eshun
  • Filmmaker
    Kuukua Eshun
  • Cast
    Eyiwaa Agyekumhene & Richard Alhassan
  • Cinematographer
    Kofi Nsiah
  • Editor
    Kofi Nsiah
  • Animator
    Kofi Nsiah
  • Production Design
    Jojo Temmeng & Kuukua Eshun
  • Composer
    Kuukua Eshun
  • Sound Design
    Obed Otchere
  • Music
    Obed Otchere
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