VHS only
16 minutes, 2 titles on 1 cassette, 2001, Mozambique / South Africa Filmmakers: Orlando Mesquita, Ouida Smit and Madoda Ncayiyana in Ximanica and Zulu with English subtitles
ABOUT THE FILM
Volume 24 of Steps for the Future a 25 cassette series on AIDS in Southern Africa.
The Ball by Orlando Mesquita, 5 minutes, Mozambique
Somewhere on a dusty soccer field in Mozambique, a group of boys are playing a game of soccer. Suddenly a man runs onto the field shouting. He stops the game and accuses the boys of stealing his condoms. There are different ways to use condoms. In Mozambique, young boys are great consumers of them, turning them into soccer balls.
The Sky in Her Eyes by Ouida Smit and Madoda Ncayiyana, 11 minutes, South Africa
Set in rural KwaZulu Natal, this poignant short film shows a young girl struggling to cope with her grief and confusion after losing her mother to AIDS. When a boy allows her to attach a picture she has drawn of her mother to his kite, this act of friendship and the shared joy of flying a kite together make the girl smile again.
