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When the Mountain Meets Its Shadow
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Filmmaker Name:
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Alexander Kleider, Daniela Michel
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Film Length:
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80 min
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Film Year:
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2009
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Duration:
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76-90 min
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Decade:
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2000s
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Color:
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color
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In hardly any other city of the world can poverty and wealth be found as close together. When the Mountain Meets Its Shadow tells the stories of Ashraf, Mne, Zoliswa, and Arnold, who, each in their own way, fight for survival in the informal settlements around Cape Town.
While Ashraf and his friend Mne from the Anti-Eviction Campaign fight against evictions, water and electricity cut-offs in the townships, Zoliswa and Arnold put their trust in their ability to work. Zoliswa, a single mother, is looking for a new position as a cleaner and Arnold trains as an armed guard to work in the booming security industry. When the city council wants to clear an entire informal settlement, Ashraf and his friend Mne are confronted with their own, undigested experiences from the apartheid years.
SCREENINGS & AWARDSMargaret Mead Film Festival, New York, 2010 Dokumentarfilmwoch, Hamburg, 2010 DOCUDAYS, Kiew, 2010 Africa Alive Filmfestival, Frankfurt, 2010 South Africa Film Festival, Hamburg, 2010 DOXA Film Festival, Vancouver, 2010 GLOBALE Film Festival, Berlin, 2010 Durban International Film Festival, 2010 Architects Collective Film Festival, 2010
When the Mountain Meets Its Shadow
Directed by
Alexander Kleider
Daniela Michel
Writing Credits
Alexander Kleider
Daniela Michel
Produced by
Alexander Kleider
Daniela Michel
Cast
Ashraf Twalo
Zoliswa Maqabuka
Arnold Maqakalana
Inga Maqabuka
Sinenjongo Maqabuka
Siphelele Maqakalana
Mne
Cassiem Twalo
Mncedisi Twalo
Music by
Eckes Malz
Cinematography by
Alexander Kleider
Film Editing by
Alexander Kleider
Daniela Michel
Production Management
Daniela Michel
Sound Department
Romin Khan
Other Crew
Romin Khan
Antje Paul Leinberger
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