Murmures
Zola Maseko prépare une fiction sur la Vénus Hotentote
avril 2003 | | Cinéma/TV | Afrique du Sud
Source : Screen Africa
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Il avait déjà réalisé deux documentaires sur Sarah Baartman.
The story of Sarah Baartman, the Khoi-San woman who was taken to Europe in 1810 and displayed as a curiosity under the name "Hottentot's Venus", is to be brought to the big screen by South African director Zola Maseko and producer Shan Moodley.
Maseko's documentaries, The Life and Times of Sarah Baartman (made in 1998) and The Return of Sarah Baartman (2003) have reportedly generated substantial media interest in Europe, the US and South Africa.
The Khoi-San people are South Africa's indigenous first nation beings whose habitat is rapidly being eroded. One of the filmmakers'key aims is to bring global attention to this tragedy with the making of the feature film. Sarah Baartman's story is tragic in itself, having been the victim of indignity, humiliation and exploitation, due to her protruding buttocks and unusual genitals.
Shan Moodly is making a return to producing after having been chairperson of the National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF) for the last four years. He is looking to raise finance for the film in Europe and South Africa.
Maseko's documentaries, The Life and Times of Sarah Baartman (made in 1998) and The Return of Sarah Baartman (2003) have reportedly generated substantial media interest in Europe, the US and South Africa.
The Khoi-San people are South Africa's indigenous first nation beings whose habitat is rapidly being eroded. One of the filmmakers'key aims is to bring global attention to this tragedy with the making of the feature film. Sarah Baartman's story is tragic in itself, having been the victim of indignity, humiliation and exploitation, due to her protruding buttocks and unusual genitals.
Shan Moodly is making a return to producing after having been chairperson of the National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF) for the last four years. He is looking to raise finance for the film in Europe and South Africa.
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