ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE
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From childhood memories in the streets where he used to play, to encounters with a farmer or a martial artist, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese weaves an intimate narrative intertwining childhood, education, exile, and a reflection on the world. He evokes the violence inherited from the colonial past, still anchored in the present. ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE juxtaposes the future with ancestral heritage, poetically deconstructing temporal boundaries. In this third feature film, the director offers a personal allegory of uprootedness and belonging, set against the backdrop of his homeland — Lesotho.
Cooperation: Freunde des Wallraf-Richartz-Museum und des Museum Ludwig
ANCESTRAL VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Direction: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, DCP, OmeU, 90 min
Guest
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese is a filmmaker and artist based in Berlin. His works are a complex investigation of identity and its amorphous quality in relation to time. His visual essay film MOTHER, I AM SUFFOCATING, THIS IS MY LAST FILM ABOUT YOU premiered at the Berlinale Forum in 2019, was selected for the Final Cut in Venice and won six awards. His second feature film THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, IT'S A RESURRECTION won over 30 awards, including the Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. His new film premiered at the Berlinale 2025. As a visual artist, Mosese has created installations for various art institutions. He has also been invited as a guest lecturer at Cambridge University, the Dutch Film Academy, the German Film and Television Academy Berlin and the Konrad Wolf Film University in Babelsberg.