AfricAvenir once again presents "My Father's Son" by Joel Haikali

Windhoek, August 30, 2015
After co-presenting the Namibian premiere back in 2010, AfricAvenir, in collaboration with the FNCC, once again presents Joel Haikali's first feature "My Father's Son" (2010, Namibia, 82min) on Wednesday, 09 September 2015.

With Namflava and lots of humour the film tells the story of 2 brothers, one living in the village as a cattle herder, and the other living in Windhoek the "city life". When the city brother returns to the village after 21 years with his ‘colored' wife to ‘free' his brother from ‘backward life', he does not expect the resistance and conflicts, which force him to confront his own stereotypes and cultural identity.

Filmmaker in attendance.

When: Wednesday, 09 September 2015
Time: 18h30
Where: Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre, 118 Robert-Mugabe Ave, Windhoek
Entrance: 30,- N$

Synopsis:
Ngilifa, who has prospered in the capital city of Windhoek, returns with his sophisticated urban wife to the rural village in Ovamboland, in northern Namibia, which he left 21 years ago. They seek out his younger brother who still lives in the village in order to "free" him from the "backward" traditional life as a cattle herder. A comedy of culture clash ensues as the film negotiates the relation between the urban worlds of a modern African city and its traditional roots.

Technical Details:
Director: Joel Haikali
Producer: Joe Vision Production
Exec. Producer: Robert Tarquinio, Pedro Mendoza
Featuring: Panduleni Hailundu, Patrick Hainghono, Senga Brockerhoff
Language: Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, and English, with English subtitles

African Perspectives, a monthly African Cinema series in Windhoek, organised by AfricAvenir since 2006, is supported by AfriCine, JacMat, the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Goethe-Centre/Nads, Turipamwe Designs and the FNB Foundation.