''Tjitji: The Himba Girl'', is a 2015

Namibian 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 ...

documentary short film directed by

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 ...

and produced by Virginia Witts. The film focuses on the life of Tjijandjeua 'Tjitji', a young, successful and ambitious Himba student who has secret dreams of being the next famous ‘Talk Show Host’. The film has been recognized for breaking stereotypes against women. The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals. The film had the nominations in the categories Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Music Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Narrative Film at the 2014 Namibian Theater and Film Awards held at the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN). Later, it won awards for

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and

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at the Namibian Theatre and Film awards in 2014. It received special mention at the Bangalore Short Film Festival in

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, India, in 2015. ''Tjitji the Himba Girl'' was also the official short film at

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in 2015.

Plot

Cast

* Uno Kamoruao as Tjitji * Maoongo Hembinda as Tjitji’s Father * Tuakara Mutambo as Tjitji’s Mother * Naimbona Licius as Tamuna (Tamu) * Ester Kakoi as Verihiva * Ngunotje Raphael as Lesedi * Kauna Willem as Bolingo * Kehitire Daniel as Muasahepi * Utakara Ndando as Muasahepi’s Father

References

External links

Official trailer
2015 films Namibian documentary films 2015 short documentary films Namibian short films {{Namibia-stub