Transactions (De l'argent pour maman au Zimbabwe)

  • Transactions (De l'argent pour maman au Zimbabwe)
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2022
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 52 (in minutes)

Zimbabwe's economy has collapsed with hyperinflation forcing many to depend on remittances from family members abroad. MaMlilo's children Frank, Miles and Portia are obliged to send remittances home while her last daughter remaining seeks a chance to also migrate - all this has an impact on the family dynamic as they work to remain connected.


Title: Transactions
Year : 2022
Runtime: 52 minutes
Countries of production : Zimbabwe, South Africa
Languages : Ndebele, English

Written and
 directed by
Rumbi Katedza

Produced by
Siza Mukwedini (MAI JAI FILMS),

Don Edkins (STEPS),
Tiny Mungwe (STEPS)

Cinematography
Ngoni Nyembe, Rafick Affejee

Editing
Ronet van der Walt

Sound
Vusa Moyo,
Maccoh Pingiriasi,
Rumbi Katedza,
Derek Bruce,
Siza Mukwedini

Original music
Vusa Mkhaya

Supported by
Deutsche Welle Akademie,
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
, Robert Bosch Foundation,
Bertha Foundation

International Sales and Distribution
STEPS (South Africa)

Festival & Awards selection
- Encounters South African International Documentary Festival 2022 (World Premiere)
- Zimbabwe International Film Festival 2022 (Zimbabwean Premiere)




Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
- www.generationafrica.co.za/films/transactions/
Updated by Mouhamadou SALL, Thierno DIA, 16 May 2025

Summary for official catalogues

Exilée, une fratrie soutient financièrement sa famille restée au Zimbabwe. Une plongée intime dans la condition des migrants, précarisés dans leur pays d'accueil mais bouées de sauvetage pour leurs proches.

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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