Framed by scenes of Namibia's formal independence as a newly formed African country in 1990, Desiree Kahikopo's historical romance takes us back to 1963, soon after the 1959 uprising in Old Location — an area segregated for black residents of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia (then a territory of South Africa). It is in this setting that Sylvia Kamutjemo (Girley Charlene Jazama, who also produces), a black domestic worker, meets Afrikaner police officer Pieter de Wet (Jan-Barend Scheepers) on a routine passbook check. As the pair exchange letters and a story of forbidden love across racial lines unfolds, Kahikopo explores an underrepresented period of Namibian history with compassion and hope.
Directing | Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret | Director |
Writing | Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret | Writer |
Writing | Michael Pulse | Writer |
Production | Girley Jazama | Producer |
Production | Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret | Producer |
Production | Michael Pulse | Producer |
Sound | Ponti Dikuua | Music |
Camera | Renier de Bruyn | Director of Photography |
Crew | Laurent Hasseman | Cinematography |
Editing | Renier de Bruyn | Editor |
Art | Lara-Lyn Ahrens | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | Dawn Diergaardt | Costume Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Beverly Kulan Ganes | Makeup Artist |
Art | Jenny Kandenge | First Assistant Art Direction |