SAFTA nominated, Tribe, is a celebration of differences, chosen family and the unfailing power of community. Tribe’s protagonist is Nyasha, a lesbian migrant from Zimbabwe who creates an intricate network of aid for her fellow LGBTQIA+ migrant community in Cape Town. Tribe centres Nyasha’s story within the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic as hard lockdowns impact migrants and refugees, who are also ineligible for government assistance. (2022)
Director/Cinematographer: Pascale Neuschäfer
Editor: Pascale Neuschäfer
Featuring: Nyasha Zhakata
Production Company: Just Films
Supported by: The Open Society Foundation, South Africa
FESTIVALS AND NOMINATIONS:
WINNER:
“Best Micro Short” – Merced Queer Film Festival (Merced, USA 2022)
“Award of Merit” – Best Shorts Competition (USA, 2022)
NOMINATIONS:
“Best Documentary Short” – 17th SAFTAs (South Africa, 2023)
“Finalist” – Women Deliver Arts Festival (Rwanda, 2023)
“Award of Merit” – Best Short Competition (2022)
“Best Micro Short” – Merced Queer Film Festival (2022)
“Award of Merit” – Accolade Global Film Competition (La Jolla, California 2022)
“Semi Finalist” – Women’s Arts Festival (Lublin, Poland 2022)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
RAW Film Festival, Khayalitsha (2024)
Encounters, South African Documentary Film Festival (2023)
Septimius Award, Amsterdam (2023)
Montreal Feminist Film Festival, Montreal Canada (2022)
Mexico LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Mexico (2022)
Out South Queer Film Festival, Durham USA (2022)
Thessaloniki International G.L.A.D. Film Festival, Greece (2022)
Tel Aviv International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Tel Aviv Israel (2022)
Nyack International Film Festival, Nyack USA (2022)
Long Beach Q Film Festival, Long Beach USA (2022)
Florence Queer Film Festival, Florence Italy (2022)
Queer to Queer Film Festival, Texas USA (2022)
The Prairie Pride Film Festival, Nebraska (2022)
Docuworld Film Festival, London UK (2022)
Women Deliver Arts and Film Festival, Rwanda (2022)
