Ancestor's Child (The)

Ancestor's Child (The)
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2009
Format : Short
Running time : 11 (in minutes)

A young girl struggles to settle into boarding school. Away from her parents, she conjures them to life much to the disturbance of her teasing peers. Unable to reconcile her cultural beliefs with her surrounds, she takes action.

d. Steven Mitchell and Rochan Redelinghuys, South Africa, 2009, Short
English and Sotho with English subtitles, Video, 11 min

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