The late Mary Twala’s award-winning swan song film opens in cinemas next month Movie has won a string of international awards and gained widespread acclaim around the world, particularly for its star 21 April 2021 - 10:00 Mary Twala played the lead role of the widow Mantoa in the film ‘This is Not a Burial. It’s a Resurrection’. Image: Supplied
After wowing audiences at international film festivals and scooping multiple awards,
This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection, the film starring the late iconic actress Mary Twala, opens in cinemas across SA in May.
The film, the last one in which Somizi s mother acted before she died, is directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and was the first film from Lesotho, made by a Mosotho filmmaker, to screen at an international festival.
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Nishikawa was invited to join the jury for the short film competition in early March. The festival took place both online and in person this year from April 1 through 12.
For the short film competition, three jury members Nishikawa, film director and programmer Maike Mia Höhne and cinematographer Ming-Kai Leung watched 19 nominees, all under 20 minutes. They then discussed the entries one by one over Zoom. “Each of us shared what elements we thought were compelling and remarkable with the others,” Nishikawa said. “The whole process was fun, and I enjoyed the conversation with the other jury members as the way we see a work of art is slightly different.”
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