Joel Haikali | |
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Joel Haikali is a Namibian director, film producer and writer. He released his first feature film My Father's Son in 2011.[1] He has also produced several short films, including Differences (2008), African Cowboy (2011) and Try (2012).[1] The aforementioned shorts films were screened at the Alliance Française in Swakopmund.[1] Haikali chairs the Namibia Film Commission.
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Career
Joe Haikali is a Namibian filmmaker and has a production company called Joe Vision Production.[1] In 2007, he attended the Pan-African Film Festival in order to make connections and network on behalf of himself and other Namibian filmmakers.[2] His first feature film My Father's Son was released in 2011.[3] Its narrative features dialogue in Oshiwambo, Afrikaans and English.[3] The film's cast includes Panduleni Hailundu, Patrick Hainghono and Senga Brockerhoff. AfricAvenir and Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) teamed up to screen My Father's Son in September 2015, at the latter's venue in Windhoek.[3] In an article published by Variety, Haikali spoke at the Berlinale Africa Hub in February 2018 and expressed interest in developing the Namibian industry through collaborative means with foreign counterparts.[4] The Namibia Film Commission, an organization he chairs, approved the South Africa-Namibia-Germany co-production title The Girl from Wereldend.[4]
Selected filmography
- The World of Today (2004)
- Differences (2008)
- African Cowboy (2011)
- My Father's Son (2011)
- Try (2012)
- Invisibles Kaunapawa (2019)
References
- ^ a b c d Clarice Theys (9 November 2012). "Namibia: Joël Haikali's Short Films Screening in Swakopmund". allAfrica. New Era. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Namibians Can Benefit from American Film Festival". New Era. March 9, 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "AFRICAVENIR PRESENTS MY FATHER'S SON BY JOEL HAIKALI". Namibia Economist. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b Christopher Vourlias (February 20, 2018). "Stage 5, Die Gesellschaft Partner for 'The Girl from Wereldend'". Variety. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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