In the tiny Eastern Cape hamlet of Hamburg a fully-fledged war is being fought. Grandmothers, the hospice and the good doctor Carol are fighting for hope, human dignity and the will to live. The women’s faithful fight to give to keep their community fit and on ARVs has been manifest in an incredible altarpiece, painstakingly sewn by 130 members.

This sensitive and studied portrait relays the strength, passion, tears and laughter of the wonderful characters in the altarpiece: the grandmother Eunice who is such an essential figure in the hospice that she forgets to look after herself, the musician/prophet that runs designs into the sand, the doctor constantly checking that her patients have taken their medicine, and the lost boy searching to find his place in the world.

IDFA Amsterdam 2007
Encounters Festival Johannesburg and Cape Town 2007
Tri-Continents Festival Johannesburg 2007
RIDM Montreal 2007                                                                                                                                                                                              Thessaloniki Greece 2008                                                                                                                                                                           Keiskamma is currently traveling in Latin America with a selection of  films funded by the Jan Vrijman Fund.
A film by MIKI REDLINGHUYS
Producers: Lauren Groenewald & Miki Redelinghuys; Filmed by: Miki Redelinghuys, Tim Wege and Kyle O’Donoghue; Editor: Ronelle Loots; Original Music by Charl-Johan Linenfelder; Final Mix: Stef Albertyn; Assistant Director: Zukiswa Pakama

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