100 Bucks Explained

100 Bucks
Director:Oshosheni Hiveluah
Producer:Cecil Moller
Mutaleni Nadimi
Music:Steffen List
Becoming Phill
Cinematography:Raphael Scriba
Editing:Bjoern Rheder
Runtime:24 min.
Country:Namibia

100 Bucks is a 2012 Namibian short film directed by Oshosheni Hiveluah and co–produced by Cecil Moller and Mutaleni Nadimi.[1] The film focused an urban story of the journey of a 100-Namibia Dollar-note that passes from hands of wealth to hands of need and through thieving hands.[2] [3]

The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[4] The film won the Audience Choice Award at the 2012 Namibia Film and Theatre Awards.[5] In 2011, Oshosheni received the Focus Features Africa First program Prize for 100 Bucks.[6] 100 Bucks also won the 2012 Namibian Theatre and Film Audience Choice award. 100 Bucks was screened in London by the non-profit organization AfricAvenir Windhoek[7] as well as in New York in 2012 at the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF).[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 100 BUCKS . short film. powerandgloryfilms. 10 October 2020. 31 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210331082537/https://www.powerandgloryfilms.com/100-bucks. live.
  2. Web site: 10 African films to watch out for, N°12. africultures. 10 October 2020. 31 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210331082611/https://africasacountry.com/2012/11/10-african-films-to-watch-out-for-n12. live.
  3. Book: Nelmes. Jill. Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Selbo. Jule. 2015-09-29. Springer. 978-1-137-31237-2. en. 2020-10-11. 2020-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020235655/https://books.google.com/books?id=-2ekCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT44&lpg=PT44&dq=100+bucks+Oshosheni-Hiveluahs. live.
  4. Web site: Trailer Takedown N°2: Namibian Short Films. africasacountry. 10 October 2020. 18 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018013720/https://africasacountry.com/2013/12/trailer-takedown-n2-namibian-short-films. live.
  5. Web site: AfricAvenir presents Namibian Short Films Screening in London on 12. December. africultures. 10 October 2020. 31 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210331082629/https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans%3A400%2C400Italic%2C600%2C700%7CRoboto+Slab%7CMerriweather%3A300italic&subset. live.
  6. Web site: savage. Sophia. 2011-10-06. Focus Features' Africa First Program Announces Winners of $10,000 Grants. 2020-07-01. IndieWire. en. 2020-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724174134/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/10/focus-features-africa-first-program-announces-winners-of-10000-grants-184477/. live.
  7. Web site: Marketing. Intouch Interactive. Namibian short films to be screened in UK - Art And Entertainment - Namibian Sun. 2020-07-01. www.namibiansun.com. en. 2020-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628165648/https://www.namibiansun.com/news/namibian-short-films-to-be-screened-in-uk. live.
  8. Web site: ADIFF 2012 - 'Spotlight On Namibia' Features A Great-Looking Lineup Of Short Films You Should See. 2020-07-01. shadowandact.com. en. 2020-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20200701124521/https://shadowandact.com/adiff-2012-spotlight-on-namibia-features-a-great-looking-lineup-of-short-films-you-should-see. live.