The cinema of Namibia refers to cinema in the country of

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

, which claimed independence from

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

in 1990. Before independence, American anthropologist

John Marshall John Marshall (September 24, 1755July 6, 1835) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and fourth-longes ...

made ethnographic films of the Ju/'hoansi for over four decades from 1950 onwards, resulting in documentary films such as '' The Hunters'' (1957) and ''

Nǃai, the Story of a ǃKung Woman ''Nǃai, the Story of a ǃKung Woman'' is a documentary film by ethnographic filmmaker John Marshall. The film was first broadcast in 1980 as part of the Odyssey series on PBS and is distributed by Documentary Educational Resources. It provides ...

'' (1980).Apley, Alice and David Tamés. (June 2005
Remembering John Marshall (1932–2005)
newenglandfilm.com Retrieved 1 Aug 2008. After independence, Namibian filmmakers have started to assert their own identity. Pioneers included

Bridget Pickering Bridget Pickering (born 1966) is a film maker and producer from Namibia. Among other projects, she was an executive producer on the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda.Arevalo, Rica (13 March 2010)Producer notes great strides of women in cinema ''Philippine Da ...

Richard Pakleppa Richard Pakleppa (born 1961) is a white Namibian screenwriter, film director and film producer. Pakleppa studied philosophy and theatre in Munich, Germany and gained a Honours Degree in African studies from the University of Cape Town. Since 1 ...

and Cecil Moller. They have been joined by a younger generation including Joel Haikali,

Oshosheni Hiveluah Oshosheni Hiveluah (22 October 1981 – 10 October 2019) was a Namibian writer, producer, and director. She is best known for the films ''Tjitji the Himba Girl'' and ''100 Bucks.'' Early life and education Oshosheni was born in Luanda, Angola o ...

, Perivi Katjavivi,

Tim Huebschle Tim Huebschle is a Namibian film director and screenwriter. After completing his high school in Windhoek, Tim Huebschle relocated to Cape Town and completed a Bachelor of Arts in English & German Literature at the University of Cape Town. During ...

, and Krischka Stoffels. In 2000, the Namibian government passed the Namibian Film Commission Act to promote filmmaking in the country.

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