‘The White Line’ impresses in LA

‘THE White Line’ has been well received by Los Angeles audiences who were keen to learn more about Namibian history.

The film is currently being screened at cinemas in the United States, in an effort to garner support and a potential nomination in the upcoming Academy Awards.

‘The White Line’ was screened alongside the Japanese film ‘Wife of a Spy’, ‘Ageless Love’ and ‘Possession’.

According to ‘The White Line’ producer and director Desiree Kahikopo-Meiffret, the road to the Oscars looks promising.

“We are in consideration currently, our submission was approved, so now it’s to wait for them to release the names of all the films in consideration for an Oscar after 15 November. We hope to be shortlisted and will still have to raise money for the Oscars campaign,” she says.

‘The White Line’ is an authentic Namibian story that shows how apartheid laws were extended to the territory of Namibia, which was under South African administration prior to independence.

The film revolves around a love affair between a black maid and a white Afrikaner police officer in 1963. It was shot at Karibib, Usakos and Okahandja.

‘The White Line’ was also recently selected for one of the longest running festivals in Africa, Fespaco in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, where it was nominated for a Yennega award. It was also nominated in the 10th edition of the Africa International Film Festival in Lagos Nigeria and has screened at the Garden Route International Film Festival, the Quibdó Africa Film Festival and the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. -unWrap.online

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