WHAT THE SOIL REMEMBERS

South Africa
2022

Director: José Cardoso

Language: English, Afrikaans, Xhosa

A vibrant and diverse community flourished in the fertile South African lands. Today its elders tell the story of how their people were uprooted from neighbouring lands and thrown into deserted areas. Despite the forced separation that occurred in the 1960s, today they remain together thanks to their wisdom and faith. A university was built on their lands, and today this institution is riddled with guilt as it was the epicentre of Apartheid thought, but to return the land seems impossible. The elders light up the screen with their way of approaching the problem. Community wisdom, spirituality, and patience face what Apartheid tried to take away from them 50 years before.

Screenings

22 July | 12:15 | Suncoast 8

Credits

Director

José Cardoso

Producer

Adrian Van Wyk

Screenplay

José Cardoso

Cinematography

María Fernanda García

Cast

Mohamed Ras, Yusuf October, Maria Dureiah, Wim de Villiers

Runtime

30 min

José Cardoso

José has settled in Spain, Mexico, South Africa, and is currently in Ecuador, developing fiction films, animation, and documentaries on themes that revolve around surrealism, conscience, and anti-colonialism. His work has been selected for the RAI Pulcinella Awards, Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, Cinélatino de Toulouse, La Habana, among others. He recently won awards at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, FINCALI Colombia, Ícaro de Centroamérica, FICA Argentina and the China International New Media Short Film Festival, 2021.
DIFF 2023

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