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When the Mountain Meets Its Shadow

Alexander Kleider, Daniela Michel

When the Mountain Meets Its Shadow

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In hardly any other city of the world can poverty and wealth be found as close together. When the Mountain Meets Its Shadow tells the stories of Ashraf, Mne, Zoliswa, and Arnold, who, each in their own way, fight for survival in the informal settlements around Cape Town. 

While Ashraf and his friend Mne from the Anti-Eviction Campaign fight against evictions, water and electricity cut-offs in the townships, Zoliswa and Arnold put their trust in their ability to work. Zoliswa, a single mother, is looking for a new position as a cleaner and Arnold trains as an armed guard to work in the booming security industry. When the city council wants to clear an entire informal settlement, Ashraf and his friend Mne are confronted with their own, undigested experiences from the apartheid years.

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SCREENINGS & AWARDS

Margaret Mead Film Festival, New York, 2010

Dokumentarfilmwoch, Hamburg, 2010

DOCUDAYS, Kiew, 2010

Africa Alive Filmfestival, Frankfurt, 2010

South Africa Film Festival, Hamburg, 2010

DOXA Film Festival, Vancouver, 2010

GLOBALE Film Festival, Berlin, 2010

Durban International Film Festival, 2010

Architects Collective Film Festival, 2010



When the Mountain Meets Its Shadow


Directed by 

Alexander Kleider

Daniela Michel


Writing Credits 

Alexander Kleider

Daniela Michel


Produced by 

Alexander Kleider

Daniela Michel


Cast 

Ashraf Twalo

Zoliswa Maqabuka 

Arnold Maqakalana

Inga Maqabuka 

Sinenjongo Maqabuka 

Siphelele Maqakalana 

Mne

Cassiem Twalo

Mncedisi Twalo


Music by 

Eckes Malz


Cinematography by 

Alexander Kleider


Film Editing by 

Alexander Kleider

Daniela Michel


Production Management 

Daniela Michel


Sound Department 

Romin Khan


Other Crew 

Romin Khan

Antje Paul Leinberger 

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