SEW THE WINTER TO MY SKIN
synopsis
Set in South Africa's rural Great-Karoo region in the 1950's this epic existential-adventure film chronicles the exploits of the outlaw John Kepe and the various individuals his escapades affected. This Robin-hood-esque figure would steal primarily livestock from the white settler farmers, terrorizing them for over a decade. Led by the hardliner General Botha, a mammoth manhunt ensues in the very mountain where Kepe was rumored to occupy a Noah's Ark like cave. This spectacle ingratiated Kepe in the hearts of the marginalized indigenous-population who turn Kepe's miscreant deeds into the stuff of legend making him a threat to the very fabric of the colonial society. Sew the Winter to my Skin is a thrilling, operatic ride into the heart of Pre-Apartheid South Africa and is a visceral exploration of the effects of the colonial displacement that sewed the seeds for one of the most viciously racist, political regimes in history.
international title: | Sew the Winter to My Skin |
original title: | Sew the Winter to My Skin |
country: | South Africa, Germany |
sales agent: | Rushlake Media |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka |
film run: | 118' |
screenplay: | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka |
cast: | Ezra Mabengeza, Peter Kurth, Kandyse McClure, Bok van Blerk, Zolisa Xaluva, Mandisa Nduna |
cinematography by: | Jonathan Kovel |
film editing: | Layla Swart |
art director: | Emelia Weavind |
costumes designer: | Pierre Vienings |
music: | Braam du Toit |
producer: | Layla Swart, Michael Henrichs |
executive producer: | William Smith, Maijang Mpherwane, Nikki Wilton, Sonya Swartz, Philisiwe Mthethwa, Hlengiwe Makhathini |
production: | Die Gesellschaft DGS, Yellowbone Entertainment (ZA) |