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Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You.

Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You.

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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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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    Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You.

    Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You.

    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 hom...

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  • Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese Interview
    14:45
    Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese Interview

    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).

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