The film follows the director's childhood in Lesotho and his adult experience of exile in Berlin through the narratives of a young boy, a market woman, and a puppeteer.[1]
Production
The film is based on Moesse's exhibition of the same name, which he performed at the Berliner Festspiele during the Performing Exiles festival in June 2023.[2]
In July 2024, the project received a €30,000 production grant from Berlinale's World Cinema Fund.[3] It was selected to participate in the Final Cut program during the 2024 Venice Production Bridge, which supports films in post-production from African and Middle Eastern countries.[4] It won three awards and received a total of €22,500 in grants.[5] In August 2024, it was reported that production had wrapped.[6]
Release
Ancestral Visions of the Future had its world premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival during the Berlinale Special section on 20 February 2025.[7] Prior to the premiere, Memento International boarded the film's international sales.[8]
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