Nakhane, Afrique du Sud, 2024
SYNOPSIS
A family of nomads and their servants wander the land led by their patriarch, The Father, who has convinced them that he speaks to God directly. But The Son has begun to question this claim, and that won’t be tolerated by The Father for long.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Nakhaneis a South African writer, singer, songwriter and actor. Having grown up among a Christian community in Port Elizabeth, at 15 they moved to Johannesburg, leaving the church in 2013, publicly celebrating their queerness with their debut album Brave Confusion. In 2015, Nakhane’s debut novel, Piggy Boy’s Blues, was published and has since been optioned for a film adaption. They found both controversy and critical acclaim with their starring role in John Trengove’s 2017 feature film Inxeba (The Wound), for which they won four acting awards, including Best Actor at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. They went on to record 2 more studio albums and have toured Europe, the USA and Australia. In 2024 they fulfilled a long-time dream of writing and directing a short film, B(l)ind The Sacrifice, which will have its world premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival.