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201630 minPGdocumentary

These Objects, Those Memories

201630 minPGdocumentary

Three Zimbabwean female migrants in Cape Town reflect on the objects they brought, sent back, and left behind, revealing memories of joy and loss.

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Three Zimbabwean female migrants in Cape Town reflect on the objects they brought, sent back, and left behind, revealing memories of joy and loss.

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Roger Horn

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Three Zimbabwean women in Cape Town, South Africa, share their stories about migration. Each recalls the objects they brought from Zimbabwe and the items they sent back home. They discuss objects left behind and the memories tied to them. The film presents their experiences of joy and loss, intertwined with hopes for returning to Zimbabwe. This split-screen documentary runs for 30 minutes and was released in 2016.

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