Project Detail

Nora

Mkrtich Malkhasyan

Synopsis

Nora is based on true stories of the dancer Nora Chipaumire, who was born in Zimbabwe in 1965. In the film, Nora returns to the landscape of her childhood and takes a journey through some vivid memories of her youth. Using performance and dance, she brings her history to life in a swiftly-moving poem of sound and image. The result is a film about family dramas, difficult love affairs and militant politics, which moves back and forth between the comic and the tragic, the joyful and the mournful. It is a film about a girl who is constantly embattled - struggling against all kinds of intimidation and violence - but who slowly gathers strength, pride and independence.

Shot entirely on location in Southern Africa, Nora includes a multitude of local performers and dancers of all ages, from young schoolchildren to ancient grandmothers, and much of the music is specially composed by a legend of Zimbabwean music - Thomas Mapfumo.

Details

Year: 2010
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 35 mins
Format: HD (1080-59.96i)
Director: Alla Kovgan, David Hinton
Editor: Alla Kovgan
Screenwriter: Alla Kovgan, David Hinton, Nora Chipaumire
Director of Photography: Mkrtich Malkhasyan
Music: Thomas Mapfumo
Principal cast: Nora Chipaumire, Souleymane Badolo

Genre

Experimental Music Woman Director Black Drama Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Movement Revolution Productions

88 Winslow Ave, #2
Somerville, MA 02144
USA

www.movementrevolutionafrica.com/nora

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