Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You.
Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You.
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1h 16m
Directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese • 2019 • Germany, Lesotho
Part poetic essay, part documentary, this rapturous film by director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese (THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, IT’S A RESURRECTION) analyzes the complexities of his relationship to his native country of Lesotho from his new home in Berlin. Addressing a mother figure who embodies the idea of home, the narration unfolds over an elegiac procession of gorgeous black-and-white images. Exploring the links between land, history, and spirituality, this stunningly assured vision announces the arrival of a major filmmaker.
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Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese Interview
In this introduction, recorded in Berlin in the summer of 2022, director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese discusses the creative process behind MOTHER, I AM SUFFOCATING. THIS IS MY LAST FILM ABOUT YOU. (2019); BEHEMOTH: OR THE GAME OF GOD (2016); and MOSONNGOA (2014).
