Terra Mater – Mother Land

Berlinale Shorts 2023

There she stands, confidently, like a goddess of technological junk, surrounded by endless mountains of rubbish, plastic, stench and rare earths. An angry appeal to the world to take responsibility for the consequences of capitalism, colonialism and environmental destruction in Africa.

by Kantarama Gahigiri
with Cheryl Isheja Rwanda / Switzerland 2023 English, Swahili 10’ Colour

With

Cheryl Isheja (Earth Spirit)

Crew

Director	Kantarama Gahigiri
Screenplay	Kantarama Gahigiri
Cinematography	Daniel Bleuer
Editing	Jules Claude Gisler
Music	Coco Em feat. Sisian & Kasiva
Sound Design	Kathleen Moser
Sound	Eugène Safali
Production Design	Kevo Abbra
Costumes	Kevo Abbra
Make-Up	Valary Mdeizi
Production Manager	Sylvia Aroka Abraham
Producers	Kantarama Gahigiri, Daniel Bleuer

World sales

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Produced by

Films du Léopard

RGBW

Photos

Berlinale Meets | Interview

Kantarama Gahigiri

The Rwandan-Swiss screenwriter and director was born in Geneva and grew up in Switzerland and in various African countries. She has a degree in international relations. Although she was interested in art from a young age, she came to film relatively late. As a filmmaker, her work focuses on topics including identity, migration, empowerment and representation. She is an alumna of the Realness Residency (2018), La Fabrique Cinéma at Cannes (2019), Le Moulin d’Andé (2020), Berlinale Talents (2021), the Locarno Filmmakers Academy (2022) and the Atelier Grand Nord (2023).

Filmography

2017 Tapis rouge (Red Carpet); co-director: Frédéric Baillif 2019 Ethereality; short film 2022 Mother Earth; short film 2023 Terra Mater – Mother Land; short film

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023

Terra Mater – Mother Land

Cheryl Isheja