In “Ancestral Visions of the Future”, filmmaker Lemohang Mosese blurs the lines between reality and reconstruction. Through fragmented narratives and mythic imagery, the director reflects on dislocation and belonging, returning to his unnamed city — not for answers, but to remember himself. This poetic ode to cinema is more than a story of one man’s exile — it is an elegy for a city and a people caught between the weight of memory and the inevitability of loss.
Presented at the Berlin International Film Festival and Locarno Film Festival.
Ancestral Visions of the Future
2025
88 min.
Documentary
France, Lesotho, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
France, Lesotho, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, international film festivals, exile, black experience, memory, documentary
Colorido
Lemohang Mosese
Lemohang Mosese
Lemohang Mosese, Phillip Leteka
Lemohang Mosese, Andrès Hilarion
Siphiwe Nzima, Sobo Bernard, Mochesane Kotsoane, Rehauhetsoe Kotsoane
Marie Balducchi
Agat Films, Mokoari Street Media
Diego Noguera
Paradise City Sales
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