Mother, I‘m suffocating. This is my last film about you

Mother, I‘m suffocating. This is my last film about you

Director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

1 hr. 16 min. · Lesotho, Qatar, 2019 · Documentary · English, Abkhazian · Subtitles: English, Lithuanian · Pegi 13

About the film

"You want to know something, mother? I saw you through the white man's eyes. You deserve your war, mother."

The people on the dusty streets of Lesotho stare inquisitively at the young woman, who is carrying a wooden cross on her back. She looks back into their faces, at mystically beautiful landscapes and herds of sheep. A raw voice-over structures the flow of images into a cinematic lament. In this essay film, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese succeeds in creating the chronicle of sorrow, which steadily increases in scope from a personal farewell to the mother to a politically aware defection from the motherland.

Details

Running time
1 hr. 16 min.
Country, year
Lesotho, Qatar, 2019
Genre
Documentary
Language
English, Abkhazian
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

Director
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Screenplay
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Producers
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Cinematography
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Music
Guy James Cohen
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Berlin International Film Festival
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

Director

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese’s work has been largely inspired by the country he grew up in, Lesotho. His shorts, Mosonngoa (2014) and Behemoth, or The Game of God (2015), screened at numerous international festivals to much acclaim, winning several awards on the circuit. Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You is his first feature-length film.