Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star) (South Africa: 2007)

Director

Kekeletso Khena

Cast list

Indra Ncube as Lindiwe
Somikazi Tyaliti as Nkanyezi
Vuyiseka Payi as Nobuhle
Vuyokazi Mgogoshe as Bongiwe
Masimo Mosieleng as S’phelele
Nomzamo Ganyaza as Ntombi

Credits

Producer: Beth Tindall
Production Manager and Assistant Director: Diego Praderi
Director of Photography: Natalie Haarhoff
Art Director: James Mader
Camera Assistant: Darren Thompson
Sound: Felix Grove
Spark: Stephan Hambsch
Makeup: Nazmah Achmat
Editor: Steven Mannering
Final Mix: Nic Turton
Post Production: The Video Lounge

Synopsis

Kekeletso Khena’s 2007 short film Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star) (Zulu with English subtitles, 13 min) is a thoughtful and beautiful exploration of love and care between two young Zulu women. The film follows a young woman named Lindiwe during Ukuya Enyangeni. Ukuya Enyangeni, “going to the moon,” was traditionally a time for rest and contemplation for Zulu women who were menstruating. The young women were isolated in a hut and received guidance from the Amaqhikiza, a chief maiden who looked after them. One night, Lindiwe dreams about being intimate with the Amaqhikiza. In the following days, the two women become closer.

Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star) was produced at the 2007 Out in Africa filmmaker workshop "Happy Snaps."


Schultz, Chantelle. Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star), directed by Kekeletso Khena. Africa Archive. Apr 2018

 
Schultz, Chantelle. Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star), directed by Kekeletso Khena. Africa Archive. Apr 2018,

Schultz, Chantelle. Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star), directed by Kekeletso Khena. Africa Archive. Apr 2018,

Schultz, Chantelle. Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star), directed by Kekeletso Khena. Africa Archive. Apr 2018,

Schultz, Chantelle. Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star), directed by Kekeletso Khena. Africa Archive. Apr 2018,
Schultz, Chantelle. Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star), directed by Kekeletso Khena. Africa Archive. Apr 2018,

Schultz, Chantelle. Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star), directed by Kekeletso Khena. Africa Archive. Apr 2018,

Other movies from South Africa made in

Title Country Year Director More infos
Inkanyezi Yobusuku (Night Star) South Africa 2007 Kekeletso Khena
Sorry, there's no movie with the same year.