VANISHING ELEPHANT
HEAVEN REACHES DOWN TO EARTH
2020 | NARRATIVE | 10' | 4:3 / 2:35.1 | ENGLISH & SOTHO LANGUAGE | SUBTITLES: ENGLISH
LOGLINE
Tau, a Mountain. Tumelo, a Fire. They approach each other.
STATEMENT
We find HEAVEN REACHES DOWN TO EARTH at a crossroads of emerging stories: queerness in Africa, traditional expectations of men within those African cultures, and the isolation that many of us find ourselves currently dealing with.
It is our hope that this film serves as a snapshot of a moment, in which Tau’s realization about their sexuality acts as an accelerant that sets Tumelo on his own journey.
Reflection in isolation, concerning a space as highly contested as the black body.
Crew
Story
Direction & Screenplay
Producer
Cast
1st AD
Production Assistant
Director of Photography
1st AC
2nd AC
3rd AC
Additional Camera
On-Set Sound
Art Direction
BTS Photographer
Editor
Scoring & Composition
Compositor
Locations
Ecologist
Casting
Gear
Insurance
Thanks
Tebogo Malebogo
Petrus van Staden
Thapelo Maropefela
Sizo Mahlangu
Walter Mzengi
Hannah Innacio
Jason Prins
Mark Van Zyl
Emile van Straaten
Paul Wallington
Luis Trujillo Garrido, Caleb Willoughby
JD Degendaar
Ornella Steduto
Joshua La Grange
Petrus van Staden
Elu Eboka
Jean Redelinghuys
Jackie Tranmere
Mark Wilmot
Disco Casting
Panavision
Panalux
Soundspeed
GIB Insurance
Van Staden Family
Moagi & Malebogo Family
Cape Nature Reserve
Athi-Patra Ruga
Leila Walter
Christopher Lawrence
Pierre de Villiers
Nicholas and Phillip Doble
Wako Sefara
Holli Bennett
