My Land My Life
Zimbabwe has betrayed the hopes many placed in its success after independence in 1980. Desai’s odyssey to the country he knew and loved, Desai traces the calculus of Zimbabwe’s rapid decline into civil chaos, economic disaster and starvation. He visits war veterans [who call themselves settlers], farm workers and white farmers in a sincere attempt to understand why human rights and democratic principles appear to have been sacrificed on the altar of greed and cronyism. Tracing too the pre-independence origins of Mugabe’s land reform programme and where it went wrong, the film also serves as a sober reflection on the pitfalls facing a post-colonial society held hostage to a global economy serving first-world interests.
Rehad Desai will introduce the World Premiere of his film.
Guests
Director: Rehad Desai
Film Stills
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