Soil and Grass

2026

Soil and Grass volg drie tradisionele vakarbeiders in KwaZulu-Natal – ’n draadmandjiemaker, pottebakker en palmwewer – wie se praktyke tussen landelike erfenis en stedelike aanpassing beweeg. Soos wat materiale versamel, getransformeer en herskep word, volg die film hoe kennis behoue bly ondanks die fisieke verplasing van die arbeiders. Verweef hiermee is persoonlike verhale van vertrek en terugkeer. Soil and Grass besin oor wat eensaamheid, onsekerheid, verlating en die soeke na ’n ware gevoel van “tuiste” beteken, maar is terselfdertyd ’n roerende meditasie oor vroue wat alleen skep.

Regisseur, skrywer en verteller Lethokuhle Msimang

Kinematograaf Thebe Gee

Redigeerder Kgaugelo Mpyana

Klank Yang Wen Liang

34 min

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2026

Soil and Grass follows three traditional artisans in KwaZulu-Natal: a wire basket maker; a potter; and a palm weaver, whose practices move between rural heritage and urban adaptation. As materials are collected, transformed, and re-created, the film traces how knowledge persists in the midst of displacement. Interwoven with a personal story of departure and return, Soil and Grass reflects on what of loneliness, uncertainty, abandonment, survives in the search for a true sense of home. It is also a meditation on women who create alone.

Director, Writer, Narrator Lethokuhle Msimang

Cinematographer Thebe Gee

Editor Kgaugelo Mpyana

Sound Yang Wen Liang

34 min