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iBhokhwe
- Runtime:
- 12' min.
- Year of Production:
- 2013
- Country:
- South Africa
- Director:
- Cast:
- Thando Mhlontlo
Nkosipendule Cengani
Hlangi Vundla
Mbasa Tsetsana - Production Company:
- Urucu Media
- Berlinale Section:
- Generation
- Berlinale Category:
- Short Film
Ukwaluka is an ancient circumcision ritual for young men still widely practiced by the Xhosa in South Africa. It marks the transition from youth to manhood. A boy who has just undergone circumcision sits in semi-darkness in a simple hut on a hill, far away from the village, as prescribed by the initiation ritual. He is covered from head to toe with a paint made from clay which makes him look as white as a goat. This should be a period of healing, but he is cold and in pain. His grandfather, who is supposed to induct him into his new life, has not yet appeared. According to the belief system of the Xhosa, Ukwaluka also purges the boy from homosexual desires, for which there is no place in the world of adults.
BIOGRAFIE John Trengove
Born in 1978, he lives in Johannesburg in South Africa. After studying at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York, he directed television, documentaries and commercials. His miniseries Hopeville won numerous awards at international festivals. He also works as a theatre director and his stage play 'The Epicene Butcher' won the Amsterdam Fringe Festival award for best international production. His short film iBhokhwe (The Goat) screened in the Berlinale's Generation section and at over 20 other festivals. The Wound is his feature film debut.
FILMOGRAFIE John Trengove (selection)
2016 The Wound
2013 Muscle Jew
2013 iBhokhwe
2011 Shuga
2010 Disco 3000
2010 Intersexions
2009 Hopeville
2008 The Lab
2006 Bay of Plenty
2005 Hard Copy
2004 Say Hi to Bangkok
2003 Leather Family
2003 Breakfast
2002 Long Distance Love
2000 I'll Take You by Force on the Living Room Rug
John Trengove @IMDb
iBhokhwe @IMDb
Trailer
Interview with John Trengova & Batana Vundla on 'iBhokhwe'