Ithemba, The Hope

  • Ithemba, l'Espoir (The Hope)
© Fespaco 2011
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2010
Format : Feature
Running time : 70 (in minutes)

Their country is bankrupt, their bodies are broken. Neighbors consider them cursed. But in music, eight disabled young Zimbabweans might have found a way out. Withhumor and grit, these edgy young people guide viewers of ithemba (HOPE) into Zimbabwean villages and cities, to rural bottle shops and urban marketplaces.

Errol Webber - Jamaica/USA, 2010

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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