Perivi Katjavivi’s ‘The Unseen’ to premiere in Oshakati

AS part of Black History Month and the 10th anniversary celebrations of ‘African Perspectives’, AfricAvenir Windhoek, in partnership with the US Embassy in Windhoek, Old Location Films, and Sapphire Events, will present the African and Namibian premiere of Perivi Katjavivi’s first feature ‘The Unseen’ (2016).

The screening will be followed by an open discussion with director Perivi Katjavivi. Crew and cast will attend the premiere.

The premiere of ‘The Unseen’ at the Oshana Regional Library which also will play host to another continuously running AfricAvenir film series in Northern Namibia.

The film will also be made available to audiences in other Namibian areas in future.

‘The Unseen’ is about art, identity and solitude. It presents three interconnected vignettes that follow three different characters as they slip into spaces in Namibian society mostly unseen.

There’s Sara the rebel whose calm resolve to end her life provokes a range of interesting and conflicting reactions in the people close to her.

Anu, a dreamy musician, struggles to explain his hallucinations and out of body experiences to his rough-neck buddies across town. Marcus, an African-American actor estranged from his wife, is in town to play a role in an epic historical film but spends his time wandering through the outback searching for significance.

It’s a collection of philosophical musings on what it means to be alive in independent Namibia. It intentionally blurs the line between fiction and documentary.

The premiere ‘The Unseen’ takes place on 27 February at the Oshana Regional Library, Oshakati, (behind Yetu Shopping Centre/GIPF) will start at 18h00 for 18h30. Entrance is N$10.

African Perspectives, a monthly African Cinema series, organised by AfricAvenir since 2006, is supported by AfriCine, the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Goethe Institute Namibia, and Turipamwe Designs.

– AfricAvenir