The Sky in her eyes

Type : Fiction
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2003
Format : Short
Running time : 11 (in minutes)

Set in rural KwaZulu Natal, this poignant short film shows a young girl struggling to cope with her grief and confusion after losing her mother to AIDS. When a boy allows her to attach a picture she has drawn of her mother to his kite, this act of friendship and the shared joy of flying a kite together make the girl smile again.

by Ouida Smit and Madoda Ncayiyana, 11 minutes, South Africa

in Ximanica and Zulu with English subtitles

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