Films with: Dangarembga, Tsitsi

Everyone's child

In a rural village in Zimbabwe, Tamari and Itai are devastated when both their parents die of AIDS. For the children this is a time of fear and survival as family and neighbors turn their heads away because of the stigma of AIDS. The city is just as hostile as is the village. In the end it is only tragedy that can bridge the gulf of denial and make the community realize that these are everyone's children.

DVD 11620

Neria

Patrick and Neria, through shared hard work and resourcefulness, built a comfortable home, a good life and family in the city. But when their loving and equal partnership suddenly ends with the tragic death of Patrick, Neria's nightmare begins when her brother attempts to take everything from her, including her children, claiming that tradition and law are on his side. In a move that goes against tradition, the law carries the day and Neria wins back her family and property.

DVD 7363