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'''Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese''' (born 17 Jan |
'''Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese''' (born 17 Jan 1980) is a [[Mosotho]] screenwriter, film director and visual artist. He lives in [[Berlin]].<ref name=Vourlias>[https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/lemohang-jeremiah-mosese-africa-is-in-the-process-of-becoming-1203276753/ Director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese: Africa Is ‘In the Process of Becoming’], ''Variety'', 23 July 2019.</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese was born and grew up in [[Hlotse]]. As a child, Mosese watched 16mm B grade in a small abandoned community hall in his home town Hlotse. Before making films he started writing poetry. |
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese was born and grew up in [[Hlotse]]. As a child, Mosese watched 16mm B grade movies in a small abandoned community hall in his home town Hlotse. Before making films he started writing poetry. |
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His films explore spiritual and political themes, and are noted for their minimal dialogue, strong poetic imagery, and preoccupation with his own childhood memories, identity and physical and metaphorical death. <ref name="Clermont">{{Cite web|url=https://www.locarnofestival.ch/LFF/news/2020/07/juries-the-films-after-tomorrow.html|title=The Juries of the Films After Tomorrow}}</ref> |
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He and a friend founded a production company, Vision 12, but struggled to make it financially viable. After returning to Lesotho, he made his first feature film Khapha tsa Mali (''Tears of Blood)'' |
He and a friend founded a production company, Vision 12, but struggled to make it financially viable. After returning to Lesotho, he made his first feature film ''Khapha tsa Mali'' (''Tears of Blood)'' (2007). Which he later disowned as "Bad cinema". His follow-up work was a short film trilogy consisting of ''Mosonngoa'' (2014), ''Behemoth'' ''or the Game of God'' (2016), and video installation / short film ''Loss of Innocence'' (2008). His short films have travelled extensively, winning awards on the festival circuit. |
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In 2019 Mosese receive critical acclaim on the film festival circuit with his feature-length essay film ''[[Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You|Mother, I Am Suffocating. This is My Last Film About You]]'' is a docufiction essay treating the filmmaker's personal exile from Lesotho.<ref name="Vourlias" /> It went on to premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2019 and continues to screen at festivals and museums, including MoMA and Museum Ludwig.[https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/6391] |
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In ''This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection'', a widow mourning the death of her son leads resistance to a dam |
In ''[[This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection]]'', a widow mourning the death of her son leads resistance to a dam that would destroy the village cemetery. It was developed through the Biennale College. It was screened in [[76th Venice International Film Festival]],<ref>[https://www.dinamopress.it/news/venezia-1-this-is-not-burial-its-resurrection-lemohang-jeremiah-mosese/ Venezia 1/ "This is not a burial, it's a resurrection"],'Dinamo Press, 31 August 2019.</ref> Rotterdam Film Festival 2020, Sundance Film Festival 2020 and many others. Mosese was the recipient of several awards for the film, including Special Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking at the [[Sundance Film Festival]]. |
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Mosese was named as a member of the jury of the Berlinale International Short Films and Locarno Films After Tomorrow alongside Kelly Reichardt to Nadav Lapid. |
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==Films== |
==Films== |
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* ''Tears of Blood'', 2007. |
* ''Tears of Blood'', 2007. |
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* ''Loss of Innocence'', 2008. Short film / Video installation |
* ''Loss of Innocence'', 2008. Short film / Video installation |
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* ''Mosonngoa, The Mocked One'', 2014 Short film |
* ''Mosonngoa, The Mocked One'', 2014 Short film |
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* ''Behemoth: Or the Game of God'', 2016. Short film |
* ''Behemoth: Or the Game of God'', 2016. Short film |
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* ''[[Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You]]'', 2019 |
* ''[[Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You]]'', 2019 |
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* ''This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection'', 2019 |
* ''[[This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection]]'', 2019 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 3 February 2023
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese (born 17 Jan 1980) is a Mosotho screenwriter, film director and visual artist. He lives in Berlin.[1]
Life[edit]
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese was born and grew up in Hlotse. As a child, Mosese watched 16mm B grade movies in a small abandoned community hall in his home town Hlotse. Before making films he started writing poetry.
His films explore spiritual and political themes, and are noted for their minimal dialogue, strong poetic imagery, and preoccupation with his own childhood memories, identity and physical and metaphorical death. [2]
He and a friend founded a production company, Vision 12, but struggled to make it financially viable. After returning to Lesotho, he made his first feature film Khapha tsa Mali (Tears of Blood) (2007). Which he later disowned as "Bad cinema". His follow-up work was a short film trilogy consisting of Mosonngoa (2014), Behemoth or the Game of God (2016), and video installation / short film Loss of Innocence (2008). His short films have travelled extensively, winning awards on the festival circuit.
In 2019 Mosese receive critical acclaim on the film festival circuit with his feature-length essay film Mother, I Am Suffocating. This is My Last Film About You is a docufiction essay treating the filmmaker's personal exile from Lesotho.[1] It went on to premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2019 and continues to screen at festivals and museums, including MoMA and Museum Ludwig.[1]
In This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, a widow mourning the death of her son leads resistance to a dam that would destroy the village cemetery. It was developed through the Biennale College. It was screened in 76th Venice International Film Festival,[3] Rotterdam Film Festival 2020, Sundance Film Festival 2020 and many others. Mosese was the recipient of several awards for the film, including Special Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking at the Sundance Film Festival.
Films[edit]
- Tears of Blood, 2007.
- Loss of Innocence, 2008. Short film / Video installation
- Mosonngoa, The Mocked One, 2014 Short film
- Behemoth: Or the Game of God, 2016. Short film
- Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You, 2019
- This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, 2019
References[edit]
- ^ a b Director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese: Africa Is ‘In the Process of Becoming’, Variety, 23 July 2019.
- ^ "The Juries of the Films After Tomorrow".
- ^ Venezia 1/ "This is not a burial, it's a resurrection",'Dinamo Press, 31 August 2019.