影片原产国:南非
片长:48 分钟
语言:英语,科萨语
制作年份:2004
首播日期:2004年2月
作者:劳伦·格罗瓦
技术顾问:米奇·瑞得林
出品公司:Plexus 电影公司
内容简介:该片追踪了一位年轻的科萨(居住在南非开普省的牧民)女子的寻根之旅。桑地斯娃·玛兹娃是一位南非流行歌星。她代表了越来越多的希望追寻自己文化传统并赋予其时代意义的南非年轻人。她的音乐追求令她离开了南非富有都市氛围的约那斯堡而来到了传统文化气息浓郁的塔斯凯乡村。在那里她遇到了阿巴特布人音乐的衣钵继承人玛多西尼·曼齐娜。在这里玛多西尼向这位年轻的音乐人传授她祖先乐器与歌曲的精华所在。我们在这片土地上的存在由过去反映,同时也引导着未来的玛多西尼·曼齐娜。
导演简历:劳伦·格罗瓦于1991年在非洲电台开始她的职业生涯,当时她任广播记者。她在莫桑比克为阿古斯报业集团做了一年的新闻纪实记者。她于1993年重新回到广播界,担任南非广播公司的艺术片小组。 1994年她参加了24小时选举现场报道活动。此后,她在《作品》栏目担任执行制片,代理并制作了各种各样的纪录片。她后来又担任TMTV的顾问并创作导演了大受欢迎的时装系列片《优雅1》并担任了本系列片第二部的执行制片。她还参与了《付诸实施》的创作。 1999年她导演并制作了获奖纪录片《那卡萨:ETV的无根人》。自2000年开始她成为PLEXUS TV 的合伙人,并在此导演并联合制作了许多人文纪录片。
Name of Entry:Spirits of the Uhadi
Country of Production:South Africa
Running Time:48 minutes
Commentary Language:English, Xhosa
Year of Production:2004
Date of First Release:February 2004
Author:Lauren Groenewald
Technical Advisor:Miki Redelinghuys
Company of Production:Plexus Films
Brief Synopsis:SPIRITS OF THE UHADI is a rite of passage film that will trace the journey of a young Xhosa woman as she searches for her roots, and reclaims her traditional heritage. THANDISWA MAZWAI is a South African Pop Star, who represents the growing number of South African youth who are embracing their cultural roots, and giving it a modern interpretation. Her musical quest takes her out of Johannesburg, an urban African hub, into the rural and culturally rich Transkei, where she meets up with MADOSINI MANQINA the custodian of the music of the AbaThembu people. Here Madosini teaches the young woman the secrets of her ancestors traditional instruments and songs. Our presence on this earth is reflected by the past, while at the same time guiding the future MADOSINI MAQINA
C.V. of Director(s):Lauren Groenewald started her career in broadcast journalism in 1991 as a radio producer for Channel Africa. She spent a year in Mozambique as correspondent for the Argus Newspaper Group reporting on news and actuality events. She moved back into the broadcast environment in 1993 when she joined the SABC3 arts team in the form of ART WORKS. In 1994 she worked on the 24-hour live election desk. She then spent two years as Acting Executive Producer of THE WORKS, where she commissioned, developed and produced various documentaries. She later consulted for TMTV and conceptualized and directed the successful fashion series Elegance 1 and Executive Produced the second series. She also inputted on the creation of the GET REAL series. In 1999 she directed and produced the award-winning documentary, at Nakasa: A Native of Nowhere for ETV. Since 2000 she has been a partner in PLEXUS TV where she has directed and co-produced human-interest documentaries.
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