Rider without a Horse is a Namibian short film directed by

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 ...

in 2008.

Plot

Namibia celebrates its 18th Independence anniversary. The 100-year-old Rider Monument ( Reiterdenkmal) comes to life. The rider is confronted with what he stands for and decides to change that.

Production Notes

After the film's initial release in April 2009, director Tim Huebschle filmed some more documentary shots during the removal of the Reiterdenkmal in August 2009 which were subsequently edited into the end credits of the film. The screenplay was written in 2008 amidst the political debate of what to do with the controversial German colonial Reiterdenkmal. Rider without a Horse received a production grant from the now defunct Berlin-Windhoek arts organization ''p.ART.ners''.

Cast

* Friedrich-Wilhelm Prozinsky as Reiter * Howarth Katambo as Herero Field Marshall

References

{{Reflist Films set in Namibia Namibian short films 2009 films Films shot in Namibia Namibian drama films