2021 | South Africa, USA | Experimental

Ilanga Alikho (The Sun is Missing)

  • English - 8 mins
  • Director | Advik Beni
  • Writer | Advik Beni, Maqhawe Junior Madonsela
  • Producer | Advik Beni

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

Ilanga Alikho is an experimental landscape film with an element of poetry. The film follows the son of the professional mourner who has now taken up the mantle of his father. He is confused. He does not want to mourn anymore, but it is all he knows how to do. He goes to the local flea market and purchases some chickens for a sacrificial ceremony in the name of his ancestors. Soon enough he is traversing the vast mountainous landscape of Kwa-Zulu Natal as he struggles to find a place where belongs. —Advik Beni

Grief Mourning Identity Cultural Tradition Short Film experimental landscape element poetry professional ceremony ancestor
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