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Riel

2023 · 10 min

A quiet, tender short that lingers on small gestures and the weight of heritage passed between generations.

Directed by
Zenobia Kloppers
Overview
Contemporary South Africa. An aging Khoekhoe matriarch invites her granddaughter to participate in the riel dance.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, identity, aging, trauma
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Directed by
Zenobia Kloppers
Written by
Brett Michael Innes, Zenobia Kloppers
Starring
Randy Januarie, Annie Hendriks, Karin Arends, Jacques Bessenger, Dora Sass
Runtime
10 min
Country
South Africa

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