South African Film Festival

Are Your Eyes Nicely Open?

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Are Your Eyes Nicely Open? is a documentary that examines the modern world, sustainability, climate change, and what we can learn from the ancient culture of the Bushmen that could help us live in harmony with our planet. The documentary also focuses on the dispossession of the Bushmen people of Southern Africa, and how Western demand for minerals has robbed them of their homeland. Are Your Eyes Nicely Open? draws on surrealist techniques and a poetic documentary style to drive home the message that we are wandering, blinded by our own rampant ego and consumerism, into oblivion.

Some names and locations have been obscured due to safety concerns for those involved in the production of this film.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    18 minutes
  • Language
    English, Nharo
  • Country
    South Africa
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    SJ van Breda
  • Screenwriter
    Clive Horlock & SJ van Breda
  • Producer
    SJ van Breda & Ron van Breda
  • Cast
    Nharo Bushmen, Clive Horlock
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