Isibande

  • Isibande
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1999
Format : Short
Running time : 26 (in minutes)

Isibande takes us on the spiritual journey of a young Amampondo woman and her family as they celebrate her coming of age. We see the completion of a lifecycle, as the older generation of women pass to their daughters and their community the knowledge of a rich cultural and spiritual heritage that will live into the next generation.

Filmed in Khayelitsha, Isibande is the directorial debut of Lungiswa Sithole.


SA 1999 26min Video
Dir: Lungiswa Sithole

FESTIVALS / AWARDS / SCREENINGS

2000 | Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival | CAPE TOWN, South Africa | www.encounters.co.za
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