A Fisherman's Tale (2004)

Film: A Fisherman's tale (2004)(26')(South Africa)
Director: Riaan Hendricks

SYNOPSIS
A young man takes his father fishing lines and goes to sea with the hope of finding what the ocean means to the fisherman.

His search takes the form of an honest poetic narrative directed at his mother, as life on the oceans unfolds.

One of the high points in the film captures the Hopelessness and despair as globalization takes affects, leaving entire subsistence fishing communities on dry land.

That personal narrative of the film brings forth the distance we as people sometimes have to walk to reach out and communicate.

The author's inability to communicate with his father, and emotions he could never articulate to his mother - culminate into this evocative and moving story as he finds himself out on the ocean.

AWARDS AND REVIEWS:

A Fishermans Tale was the the first film directed by Riaan Hendricks

Described as a "sterling directorial debut", it won a Jury Special Mention for Documentary at the Apollo International Fill Festival.

A Fisherman's Tale "reminds me of the art of Picasso and Diego Riviera, who had used their art to animate the condition of the working people and their dignity" - Professor Ben Turok, Independent Newspaper.

"This film completely changes my notion of African Cinema" - Prof. Mbye Cham (Proffesor of African Cinema), Sithengi Film Market.


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Film & Animation

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