{"product_id":"lobola-a-brides-true-price","title":"LOBOLA, A BRIDE'S TRUE PRICE?","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d88ad;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING; BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9c0707;\"\u003e|\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d88ad;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBEST DOCUMENTARY, Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9c0707;\"\u003e|\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d88ad;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBEST DOCUMENTARY AFRICA, Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9c0707;\"\u003e|\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d88ad;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eADIAHA AWARD (RUNNER-UP), BEST DOCUMENTARY BY AN AFRICAN WOMAN, Encounters South African International Documentary Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLobola as a Living Cultural Practice\u003c\/span\u003e • \u003cspan\u003eWomen’s Agency in African Marriage Practices \u003c\/span\u003e• Marriages • Economics • Social Value • \u003cspan\u003eSpirituality and Ancestral Continuity\u003c\/span\u003e • \u003cspan\u003eQueer Belonging in African Traditions\u003c\/span\u003e • \u003cspan\u003eIntercultural Negotiation and Hybrid Identities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDate of Completion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e 2022 \u003c\/span\u003e| \u003cstrong style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e 96 \u003c\/span\u003eminutes | \u003cstrong style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLanguages: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eEnglish, SiSwati, IsiZulu, SePedi, XiTsonga, IsiXhosa \u003c\/span\u003ewith English subtitles | \u003cstrong style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCaptions: \u003c\/strong\u003eYes | \u003cstrong\u003eAudio Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available Upon Request | \u003cstrong style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIncludes: \u003c\/strong\u003eTranscript | \u003cstrong style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDirector \u0026amp; Producer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eSihle Hlophe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e| \u003cstrong\u003eConsulting\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eProducer: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eXoliswa Sithole \u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e| \u003cstrong\u003eCinematographer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eKutlwano Mabusela\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e| \u003cstrong\u003eSenior Editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJason Thorne\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e| \u003cstrong\u003eMusic Composer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAndrei Van Wyk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch 2014. Filmmaker Sihle Hlophe has just gotten engaged. A few days later, her father passes away. Sihle is in a serious fix - who will receive the Lobola now that her father is no more? Sihle respects Lobola but she has reservations about the transactional, patriarchal and heteronormative elements of the practise. In an effort to learn more about Lobola before making her final decision, Sihle attends the Lobola ceremonies of three other couples. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCouple No.1 is a Zulu couple from Katlehong, Gauteng. The negotiations are almost halted when the groom’s family fails to raise the amount requested by the bride’s family. Couple No. 2 is from Tokoza, Gauteng. The groom is Tsonga and the bride is Sotho. Their cultures collide during the negotiations, making it abundantly clear that they have different understandings of what Lobola is and how it should be conducted. Couple No.3’s wedding took place in Eastern Cape but they're based in Kwa Zulu Natal. The bride is Xhosa and the groom is Zulu. Even though the bride’s father passed away 20 years ago, he was honoured as if he was alive during the proceedings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSihle also visits a same-sex couple who've been married for 14 years. They were the first couple to get married under the Civil Union Act in 2006. They're deeply rooted in African Spirituality so it was imperative for them to go through the Lobola process too. After years of vacillating, Sihle comes to an important realisation - Lobola is not just about uniting two families. It is also about honouring the ancestors of those two families. What will her final decision be? 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