Coming Of Age
- Original Title n/a
- Director Teboho Edkins
- Production STEPS
- Format Made for TV
- Runtime 60 min
- Category Documentary
- Language Sesotho, English
- Subtitled Versions English, German
- Country South Africa, Germany
- Year 2015
- Genre Human Interest, People & Society, Culture, Africa, Youth
- Broadcaster n/a
Synopsis & Infos
Coming of Age is a film that follows teenagers over two years as they grow up deep in the southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho. Lefa sees her world fall apart when her best friend Senate leaves the village and must decide whether to stay or leave in search of a better education. Retabile takes care of the family’s livestock up in a remote cattle post, helped by his younger brother Mosaku, who watches as he goes through a rite of passage that marks his transition into manhood. The summer of youth is quickly over, doors into adulthood open and close.
Festivals & Awards
- "World Premiere" Berlinale, Generation (2015)
- "Competition" Visions du Réel, Switzerland (2015)
- "Int. Competition" FIDADOC, Morocco (2015)
- "Golden Gentian for Best Film" Trento Film Festival, Italy (2015)
- Encounters Documentary Film Festival, South Africa (2015)
- Durban Int. Film Festival, South Africa (2015)
- Beijing Independent Film Festival, China (2015)
- Cervino CineMountain Festival, Italy (2015)
- XI Film Festival della Lessini, Italy (2015)
- Les États Généraux du film documentaire, Lussas, France (2015)
- dokfilmwoche Berlin, Germany (2015)
- Reykjavík International Film Festival, Iceland (2015)
- Unabhängiges FilmFest Osnabrück, Germany (2015)
- "Jury award for our Best Documentary Film Competition", 10th Africa in Motion Documentary Competition, Edinburgh and Glasgow, UK (2015)
- "Special Award Benedetto Senni", Terra di Tutti Film Festival, Italy (2015)
- "Prix MONDE EN REGARDS" 34th Jean Rouch International Film Festival, France (2015)
- Alpi Giulie Cinema, Itay (2015)
- New Documentary films festival #5, Belleville en vues, Paris, France (2015)
- "Prix du jury lycéen du documentaire", Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique d'Apt, France (2015)
- 35th Amiens International Film Festival, France (2015)
- Carthage Film Festival Int. Competition, Tunesia (2015)
- IDFA Competition for Student Documentary, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (2015)
- "Int. Competition" XIV. St Petersburg International Festival of Debut and Student Films Beginning!, Russia (2015)
- Festival du film documentaire de Saint-Louis, Senegal, (2015)
- Lesotho International Film Festival (2015)
- "Int. Competition" Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People, Athens, Int. Competition, Greece (2015)
- "Biberstein Gusmão Award" Porto/Post/Doc – Film & Media Festival. Int. Competition, Portugal (2015)
- Black Movie-Geneva International Independent Film Festival, Switzerland (2016)
