Oshosheni Hiveluah

Oshosheni Hiveluah (1982 – 2019)[1] was a Namibian writer, producer and director.[2] She is best known for the films Tjitji the Himba Girl and 100 Bucks.

Early life and education

Oshosheni was born in Namibia and raised in Germany. Her family returned to Namibia post-independence.[3] Oshosheni completed her secondary school education at the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule in Namibia.[4] She was also a graduate of the City Varsity Multi Media School in Cape Town.[5] Oshosheni also studied advanced TV documentary filmmaking under the Fulbright Alumni at the Namibia University of Science and Technology.[6]

Career

Oshosheni's career began with her debut student film Tulila's Fate which won the audience choice award at the Wild Cinema Film Festival in 2004.[1] She founded the Shooting Stars Agency in 2010 and the Windhoek/Harare–based company Digital Afros. She also headed an NGO called Emoona Cultural Foundation.[3]

Oshosheni co-wrote 100 Bucks with Onesmus Shimfaweni.[7] The film focuses on a 100 dollar note that passes through characters in diverse social communities.[8] In 2011, Oshosheni received the Focus Features Africa First program Prize for 100 Bucks.[9] 100 Bucks also won the 2012 Namibian Theatre and Film Audience Choice, Best Director, Best Production Design, Best Screenplay and Best Film awards.[10] 100 Bucks was screened in London by the non-profit organization AfricAvenir Windhoek[10] as well as in New York in 2012 at the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF).[11]

In 2015, she was listed among the Media Institute of Southern Africa top ten women to watch in media.[12]

Tjitji the Himba Girl is recognized for breaking stereotypes against women.[13] It won awards for cinematography and narrative film at the Namibian Theatre and Film awards in 2014.[14] It received special mention at the Bangalore Short Film Festival in Bangalore, India in 2015.[1] Tjitji the Himba Girl was also the official short film at Africa International Film Festival in 2015.[15]

Oshosheni was a member of the jury at the 2019 Namibia Theater and Film Awards.[16] She is remembered for art exhibitions such as The Evoking Origin[17] and the films Omeva and Cries at Night.[15] As of her death, she was working on a project titled The Village Tap. Hiveluah died in Windhoek Katutura Hospital in October 2019 after battling with ill-health for a few years.[16]

Filmography

References
  1. Solomons, Jonathan (2019-10-11). "Namibia: Film Industry Mourns Hiveluah". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  2. Ejikeme, Anene (2011-07-31). Culture and Customs of Namibia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-35891-3.
  3. Namibian, The. "Remembering Oshosheni". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  4. Reporter, Staff (2019-10-14). "Oshosheni had a great eye for scouting talent- Huebschle". New Era Live. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
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  6. "Tjitji – The Himba Girl". Informanté. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  7. Sarala, Krishnamurthy; Helen, Vale (2018-04-30). Writing Namibia: Literature in Transition. University of Namibia Press. ISBN 978-99916-42-33-8.
  8. Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule (2015-09-29). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-31237-2.
  9. savage, Sophia (2011-10-06). "Focus Features' Africa First Program Announces Winners of $10,000 Grants". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  10. Marketing, Intouch Interactive. "Namibian short films to be screened in UK - Art And Entertainment - Namibian Sun". www.namibiansun.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  11. "ADIFF 2012 - 'Spotlight On Namibia' Features A Great-Looking Lineup Of Short Films You Should See". shadowandact.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  12. Namibian, The. "Bringing Namibian Film to Life". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  13. Marketing, Intouch Interactive. "Women in film - Art And Entertainment - Namibian Sun". www.namibiansun.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  14. "Best Namibian film and theatre productions awarded | Namibia Economist". Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  15. "Five most acclaimed female filmmakers from Africa you should know - Page 5 of 6". Face2Face Africa. 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  16. "Filmmaker Oshosheni Hivelua has died". NBC. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  17. "Film industry loses passionate storyteller | unWrap". Retrieved 2020-07-01.
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