Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho 1991, is a 1991 Canadian-German documentary film co-directed by Don Edkins, Ute Holl, Mike Schlomer, Malibusong Matsoso and Thabo Nkubo.[1][2] The film describes about four "Goldwidows", Basotho women from Lesotho whose husbands work as migrant gold miners in South Africa.[3][4]
| Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho 1991 | |
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| Directed by | Don Edkins Ute Holl Mike Schlomer Malibusong Matsoso Thabo Nkubo |
| Distributed by | First Run Icarus Films |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film has been shot with interviews in Sesotho with English subtitles.[5][6][failed verification] The film made its premier in 1990 and distributed with VHS format. The film received mixed reviews from critics.[7] The film made official selection to screen at Leipzig Film Festival and Melbourne Film Festival.[3][8]
References
edit- ^ "Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho | GoldPoster Movie Poster Gallery". GoldPoster. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ Goldwidows: women in Lesotho. 1991. OCLC 27397946. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ a b "Icarus Films: Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho". icarusfilms.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ Bardhan, Soumia (2019-12-09). Internationalizing the Communication Curriculum in an Age of Globalization. Routledge. pp. 11–20. doi:10.4324/9780429266126-2. S2CID 213253457.
- ^ "Films - Africultures : Goldwidows". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho" (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ Evans, Mary (November 2011). Women's Studies International Forum. Vol. 34. pp. 603–610. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2011.08.001. ISSN 0277-5395.
- ^ "MIFF Archive". MIFF 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-10.