Exclusion Zones and Sacred Spaces The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival's industry program recently highlighted four queer film projects in development, including Laudika Yandangii Hamutenya's Nuusiku.
Set against the backdrop of Namibia's largest female exclusion zone, Hamutenya's debut feature explores themes of identity, belonging, and queer freedom in a world still scarred by colonialism.
Hamutenya's narrative transports protagonist Nekomba back to a pre colonial village, confronting the darker aspects of Namibia's cultural heritage.