Private Project

Mukumo

Mukumo is a queer boy navigating bullying by his peers and judgement from his father. Soon, he stops running to take a stand and be his name.

  • Namafu Amutse
    Director
  • Namafu Amutse
    Writer
  • Senga Brockerhoff
    Producer
  • Ashriff Feris
    Key Cast
    "Mukumo"
  • Iyaloo Melchior
    Key Cast
    "Kahewa"
  • Armas Shivute
    Key Cast
    "Tate Peter"
  • Timothy Strauss
    Key Cast
    "Bully 1"
  • Isdor Kamati
    Key Cast
    "Bully 2"
  • Wensley Richter
    Key Cast
    "Bully 3"
  • Mhudi Simana
    Key Cast
    "Extra"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 26, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    4,700 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Namibia
  • Country of Filming:
    Namibia
  • Language:
    Afrikaans, English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Namafu Amutse

Namafu is a Namibian multidisciplinary artist; photographer, filmmaker, writer and director and Mukumo is the first short film she has written and directed.

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Director Statement

I would like this film to stir up necessary conversation in Namibian households as well as households all over the world. LGBTQIA+ phobia is putting the lives of members of the LGBTQIA+ community in danger, countless lives have been lost, many whose names we will never come to know. More than ever, we need to come together to amplify the voices and the stories of those who are being made to feel as though their existence is a crime. May Mukumo spark the courage for all of us to live our truths unapologetically.