Stray Flower

Storyline

1904. The German colonial power in South West Africa brutally suppresses the Herero and Nama uprising and commits genocide. Hinavandu, a young Herero, is able to get to a refugee camp before the war. Here, with other refugees, she waits for the Germans to pick them up and take them back to their villages, and she finds her hope again. But on the day of departure, she realizes that they will not be taken home.

Filmography (Selection)

"Stray Flower", dramatic short film about the genocide of the Herero by the German colonial power in Southwest Africa, 15 minutes | director & screenplay (2023)
"Macbeth", dramatic play about the power of information, 60 minutes | director &concept (2022)
"Frankenstein",eerie play about the cruelty of humans, 55 minutes | director&concept (2022)
"VANJA", dramatic short film/thriller about the ambivalence between cruelty and vulnerability, 8 minutes | director & script

Credits

Director:

Nandi Nastasja

Script:

Nandi Nastasja

Camera:

Renier De Bruyn

Editor:

Emma Holzapfel

Sound:

Luka Fehrmann, Niklas Loose, Laurids Wartumjan, Konstantinas Grigalaitis, Timo Kleinmeier

Music:

Patrick Kuhn Botelho

Cast:

Tjiurimo Kandjii, Mukenda Ndjavera, Israel Amupanda, Nikolai Fürniss

Producer:

Filmakademie Baden-Württenberg

Contact:

Emma Holzapfel, Nandi Nastasja

E-Mail:

emma.holzapfel@filmakademie.de, nandi.nastasja.grollik@stud.adk-bw.de

• Germany
• OV (German)
• 2023
• 15 minutes