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Filmmaker Rumbi Katedza tells a story of Zimbabwean migration through a family divided by the circumstances of a failed economy. Siblings Frank, Miles and Portia sustain their relatives through remittances while longing for the country and family they left behind. Meanwhile, the fourth sibling, Chrysthle, who is still in Zimbabwe, is frustrated by her inability to help financially, even though she has a full-time job. Their mother MaMlilo is a conduit of all the family's challenges in hyper-inflationary Zimbabwe; everyone who needs money comes to her. With each transaction, expectations are raised on both sides. Frank wants to help, but he resents that funds are being used for things he does not agree with. When the COVID-19 pandemic leads to hard lockdowns in South Africa and Zimbabwe, life becomes increasingly difficult. There is less work and, consequently, less money to send back home. This intimate documentary follows Frank and his siblings' journey to determine how much they are willing to sacrifice to provide for their family. (Note adapted from Generation Africa.) Official Selection, 2022 Zimbabwe International Film Festival. DIR/SCR Rumbi Katedza; PROD Siza Mukwedini, Don Edkins, Tiny Mungwe. Zimbabwe/South Africa, 2022, color, 53 min. In English and Ndebele with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 53 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023
Genre: Documentary
