Films
SHORT FILM
THE BELOVED ONES
THE BELOVED ONES
United Kingdom 2008, English, 6 mins
Director(s)/Writer(s): Samantha Moore
Producer(s): Joshka Wessels
Genre: Animated documentary
Film Website: http://www.samanthamoore.co.uk/thebelovedones/4530308119
Themes: Aids in Africa, right to health.
Related Links: http://www.oxfam.org.au/world/africa/south_africa/hiv-aids.html
Animafest 2008 - Special Mention by the Grand Jury
Aspen Shortsfest 2008 - Official Selection
Cannes International Film Festival 2007 - Screened at Short Film Corner
Synopsis
The Beloved Ones weaves the stories of two African women living with the repercussions of HIV/AIDS. While Maureen becomes the head of the family at the tender age of 16 after losing both her parents to AIDS, Anna must prepare her five children for life without her. Poignant and powerful, The Beloved Ones, charts the will to be remembered.
