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AMAZON

Netflix and not-so chill: How streamers shape South Africa’s film industry

Subscription streaming services have become giants. Some will be lifted onto their shoulders and some will be crushed under their weight

  • Sarah Smit
8 min read
Presence: Mosotho screenwriter Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese directed Mosonngoa, Behemoth: Or the Game of God and This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BERLIN

Q&A sessions: Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese:

Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese grew up in a village, taught himself to use a camera and has gone on to win prestigious awards at international festivals

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
7 min read
A canvas: The director says he fell in love with Mary Twala Mhlongo’s expression and the poetry on her face. Photo: Lemohang Mosese
FILM

Characters are landscapes in ‘This is not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection’

The fêted This is not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection finally hits national cinemas on 21 May. Director Lemohang Mosese speaks about working with Mary Twala Mhlongo, mothers, and…

  • Lemohang Mosese
4 min read
Excellence: Mary Twala’s performance as Mantoa in This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection is superb. (Supplied)
DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

‘This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection’ is an intriguing work set in Lesotho about a grieving mother

The film, which explores loss and land resettlement, is absorbing and technically accomplished

  • Taryn Joffe
3 min read