AfricAvenir, African Cinema Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien (BAB) invite to the launch of the film series „Namibia in Motion" on Thursday, 08 May, 2014, 6h15 pm, at the BAB at the Klosterberg 23, in Basel, Switzerland.

Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23 in Basel
Thursday, 8. Mai 2014, 6.30 pm.
A small reception will be hosted after the event.

„Namibia in Motion"is a film series by Basler Afrika Bibliopgraphien, AfricAvenir Windhoek, and African Cinema Basel.
On the occasion of the launch, HE Sabine Böhlke-Möller, Namibian Ambassador to Switzerland and UN Institutions in Switzerland, will give greeting remarks.

The opening film will be „Taste of Rain" (2012) by Richard Pakleppa and Bridget Pickering.
The title of Richard Pakleppas first feature film from 2012 tells of a deep longing: "Taste of Rain" tells the story of Rachel, who struggles to survive a drought that has hit her farm and her life. A water-diviner brings dramatic changes to her life. She is confronted with a desert deep within herself and discovers a way to survive.

About "Namibia in Motion":
A contempary feature film about physical and emotional thirst in a semi-arid country, documentaries about a lost Namibian Kingdom, a documentary about the so called GDR-kids from Namibia, most recent short films from Namibian directors, and a portray of the Namibian Kwaito-musician Ees.

„Namibia in Motion"in 2014 includes five film events:
8.May: Taste of Rain (2012, R.Pakleppa)
24.June: The Power Stone (1999, A.Botelle/K. Kowalski)
2.September: Namibian Short Films: Dead River, My Beautiful Nightmare, Try, 100 Bucks
(2012, T.Huebschle/P.Katjavivi/J.Haikali/O.Hiveluah)
23.October: The Ossis of Namibia (2007, K.-D.Gralow/R.Pitann/H.Thull)
4.December: Yes-ja! The Kwaito Documentary (2010, E.Sell)

With the opening of "Namibia in Motion" in May, the Basler Afrika Bibliographien (BAB) commences their project „in motion". "in motion" will present feature, documentaries, and short films from and about Southern Africa on a regular basis. "in motion" will be implemented in partnership with African Cinema Basel.

The initial film series „Namibia in Motion"is conducted in partnership with AfricAvenir Windhoek. AfricAvenir Windhoek is a Namibian NGO which focuses on cultural support structures for an African Renaissance (www.africavenir.org).
Through it's film related work, it gives a platform to African filmmakers in Namibia and supports the Namibian film industry with various projects. AfricAvenir is a co-founder of the Namibian Movie Collection and promotes Namibian cinematic products locally and globally.

Basler Afrika Bibliographien
The Basler Afrika Bibliographien (BAB) in Switzerland has been in existence since 1971 as a private specialist library and archive on Southern Africa. It has an international reputation for its extensive holdings on Namibia.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 10:00 am to 5:00pm.
More information under: www.baslerafrika.ch

The Namibian Movie Collection (NMC)
In November 2009, the Namibian branch of AfricAvenir in cooperation with Joe-Vision Production and the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) launched its joint Namibian Movie Collection, placed at the Multimedia Library of the FNCC. The Namibian Movie Collection currently consists of almost 60 Namibian films. The project is an ongoing one, new films being produced in the country are constantly added to the collection.
Within a short period of time, the NMC has become one of the most important platforms where Namibian film products are made achieved, accessible, and promoted.
In the mean time, AfricAvenir Windhoek has become a commercial distributor/agent for some of the films included in the NMC.
Since almost ten years, AfricAvenir Windhoek is conducting a monthly African film series „African Perspectives"in the Namibian capital.

Further infomation under:
www.africavenir.org/projects-namibia/namibian-movie-collection.html

African Cinema Basel
The Basel based film series "African Cinema" intends to counter excluding viewing patterns and develop a platform in Basel for films from and about Africa. In addition to watching the films, the framework program provides space to reflect on the films and debate topics around it with filmmakers, ‘experts', artists and viewers.

Contact:
Christian Vandersee, Director Basler Afrika Bibliographien
Email: cv@baslerafrika.ch
Tel.: +41 61 228 93 33

Hans-Christian Mahnke, Director AfricAvenir Windhoek
Email: c.mahnke@africavenir.org, africavenir.whk@googlemail.com
Tel.: +264 (0) 855630949

Picture: Taste of Rain, directed by Richard Pakleppa, produced by Bridget Pickering

© Copyright AfricAvenir 2014


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Die Basler Afrika Bibliographien präsentieren 2014 fünf namibische Filme aus ihrer Sammlung


1/5 Taste of Rain
Richard Pakleppa, Namibia 2012. 82 Min, e/dt
Mit Nicola Hanekom, P ope Jerrod, Grant Swanby

Zur Eröffnung freuen wir uns auf die Anwesenheit und das Grusswort
von Sabine Böhlke-Möller, der neuen Botschafterin Namibias in der Schweiz und am Sitz der Vereinten Nationen.
Das Drama "Taste of Rain" erzählt in eindrücklichen Bildern die Geschichte von Rachel, die auf ihrer Farm in Namibia unter einer langen Dürre leidet. Ein Wasser-Aufspürer hilft ihr dabei, nicht nur kostbares Nass zu finden, sondern konfrontiert Rachel auch mit
ihrer eigenen inneren Wüste.

Do 8. Mai 2014, 18:30 Uhr
Basler Afrika Bibliographien
Klosterberg 23, Basel
Eintritt frei
www.baslerafrika.ch

Mit der neuen Reihe "in motion" präsentieren die Basler Afrika
Bibliographien regelmässig Filme aus ihren öffentlichen Sammlungsbeständen zum südlichen Afrika.
Den Auftakt bilden Spiel-, Dokumentar- und Kurzfilme aus und zu Namibia. Sie verdeutlichen auf unterschiedliche Weise bedeutende
Aspekte der gesellschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung und der wirtschaftlichen und politischen Kontraste, die das Land prägen.

Für die Filmreihe Namibia in Motion kooperieren die Basler Afrika Bibliographien mit der Organisation AfricAvenir Windhoek, die sich dem noch jungen namibischen Filmschaffen widmet und in der Namibian Movie Collection zusammenfasst.
Umsetzungspartnerin ist die studentisch getragene Initiative African Cinema Basel.

Tickets
Die weiteren Vorführungen sind kostenpflichtig. Tageskarten sind an der Abendkasse erhältlich. Ein Abo zu CHF 20 können Sie über unsere Website bestellen oder direkt am Klosterberg 23 (Bürozeiten) beziehen.
www.baslerafrika.ch

Programm 2014

1/5 Taste of Rain
Richard Pakleppa, 2012
Aus der Namibian Movie Collection
Do 8. Mai 2014, 18:30 Uhr
Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, Basel

2/5 The Power Stone
Andrew Botelle und Kelly Kowalski, 1999
Aus der Namibian Movie Collection
Di 24. Juni 2014, 21 Uhr
neues kino, Klybeckstrasse 247, Basel

3/5 Dead River / My Beautiful Nightmare / Try / 100 Bucks
Vier Kurzfilme von Tim Huebschle, Perivi Katjavivi, Joel Haikali und
Oshosheni Hiveluah, 2012
Aus der Namibian Movie Collection
Di 2. September 2014, 21 Uhr
neues kino, Klybeckstrasse 247, Basel

4/5 Die Ossis von Namibia
Klaus-Dieter Gralow, Roger Pitann und Hans Thull, 2007
Aus der Namibian Movie Collection
Do 23. Oktober 2014, 18.30 Uhr
Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, Basel

5/5 Yes -Ja! Kwaito Documentary
Tim Holzhauser und Eric Sell, Namibia 2010
Do 4. Dezember 2014, 18.30 Uhr
Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, Basel