Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese (born 17 Jan 1980) is a

Mosotho The Sotho () people, also known as the Basuto or Basotho (), are a Bantu nation native to southern Africa. They split into different ethnic groups over time, due to regional conflicts and colonialism, which resulted in the modern Basotho, who ...

screenwriter, film director and visual artist. He lives in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

.Director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese: Africa Is ‘In the Process of Becoming’
''Variety'', 23 July 2019.

Life

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese was born and grew up in

Hlotse Hlotse (also Leribe) is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial centre until Lesot ...

. As a child, Mosese watched 16mm B grade movies in a small abandoned community hall in his home town Hlotse. Before making films he started writing poetry. His films explore spiritual and political themes, and are noted for their minimal dialogue, strong poetic imagery, and preoccupation with his own childhood memories, identity and physical and metaphorical death. He and a friend founded a production company, Vision 12, but struggled to make it financially viable. After returning to Lesotho, he made his first feature film ''Khapha tsa Mali'' (''Tears of Blood)'' (2007). Which he later disowned as "Bad cinema". His follow-up work was a short film trilogy consisting of ''Mosonngoa'' (2014), ''Behemoth'' ''or the Game of God'' (2016), and video installation / short film ''Loss of Innocence'' (2008). His short films have travelled extensively, winning awards on the festival circuit. In 2019 Mosese receive critical acclaim on the film festival circuit with his feature-length essay film '' Mother, I Am Suffocating. This is My Last Film About You'' is a docufiction essay treating the filmmaker's personal exile from Lesotho. It went on to premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2019 and continues to screen at festivals and museums, including MoMA and Museum Ludwi

In ''

This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection ''This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection'' is a 2019 Mosotho drama film directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and co-produced by Cait Pansegrouw and Elias Ribeiro. The film stars Mary Twala Mhlongo, with Jerry Mofokeng Wa, Makhaola Ndebele, ...

'', a widow mourning the death of her son leads resistance to a dam that would destroy the village cemetery. It was developed through the Biennale College. It was screened in

76th Venice International Film Festival The 76th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 7 September 2019. Film director Lucrecia Martel was appointed as the President of the Jury. ''The Truth'', directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, was selected to open the fest ...

,Venezia 1/ "This is not a burial, it's a resurrection"
'Dinamo Press, 31 August 2019. Rotterdam Film Festival 2020, Sundance Film Festival 2020 and many others. Mosese was the recipient of several awards for the film, including Special Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking at the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

Films

* ''Tears of Blood'', 2007. * ''Loss of Innocence'', 2008. Short film / Video installation * ''Mosonngoa, The Mocked One'', 2014 Short film * ''Behemoth: Or the Game of God'', 2016. Short film * '' Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You'', 2019 * ''

'', 2019

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosese, Lemohang Jeremiah 1980 births Living people Lesotho film directors Sundance Film Festival award winners