Synopsis
In a dreamlike journey through memory and myth, a young boy’s experiences in Lesotho blend with cinema’s magic, honoring his mother while exploring themes of home and identity.
Filmmaker
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
(Lesotho, 1980) He is a self-taught filmmaker and visual artist from Lesotho, based in Berlin. His film Mother, I am Suffocating. This is My Last Film About You, was selected for final cut in Venice in 2018, where it won six awards. It premiered in the Berlinale Forum in 2019. Mosese was one of three filmmakers selected for Biennale College Cinema with his feature film This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2019. Mosese is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talents (2011), Focus Features Africa First (2012), Realness African Screenwriting Residency (2017) and Cinefondation’s L’Atelier (2019).
Filmography: This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection (2019), Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You (2018), Mosonngoa (curt, 2014), For Those Whose God Is Dead (2013)
Awards and festivals
LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL
SEMINCI VALLADOLID FILM FESTIVAL
VIENNALE FILM FESTIVAL
Poster
