Cloud Line (2023)

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  • drama
  • academic

Writer

Director

Logline

After the loss of their martriach, a family attempts to find a middle ground between their diverse ways of grieving.

Year

2023

Type

Animation

Format

Short Film

Country

South Africa

Language

English

Runtime

4 minutes

Stage

Finished

Plot Summary

After the loss of their mother, Akhona and their father attempt to find a middle ground between their diverse ways of grieving. Lihle copes with his grief by forging his way through life as usual whilst his child Akhona takes time to live in the memory through escapism using an imaginary cloud-like realm where they can still be with her. After seeing their father express his pain when thinking Akhona is not there, Akhona comes to the realization that they should not let the past cloud their present and opens to their father allowing them to share their grief.

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Cast

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Crew

Minnette Faure portrait

Minnette Faure

Director

Placeholder

Gerphan Louw

Writer

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