Short Film

RIEL

Namibia

2022

Director: Zenobia Kloppers

Language: Afrikaans with English subtitles

In contemporary Southern Africa, an aging Khoekhoe matriarch invites her granddaughter to participate in the riel dance.

Screenings

30 July | 12:30 | Suncoast 8

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Credits

Director

Zenobia Kloppers

Producer

Paulo Areal, Brett Michael Innes, Zenobia Kloppers, Arno Marx

Screenplay

Zenobia Kloppers, Brett Michael Innes

Cinematography

Rick Joaquim SASC

Cast

Randy Januarie

Runtime

10 min

Zenobia Kloppers

Zenobia is a South African actor and opera singer best known for her SAFTA nominated role as FIELA in the 2021 SAFTA-winning film, FIELA SE KIND. Originally from Namibia, she is of Nama decent and has had a performing career in South Africa that spans over three decades. At the age of forty-seven, she decided that she wanted to explore the craft of directing and began the process of informally training herself through a network of mentors over the course of a year. RIEL is her directing debut and is inspired by her desire to preserve and celebrate her heritage in the medium of film.