Nora | |
Director: | Alla Kovgan, David Hinton |
Producer: | Movement Revolution Productions (MRP) |
Starring: | Nora Chipaumire, Souleymane Badolo |
Runtime: | 35 minutes |
Country: | Mozambique United Kingdom United States |
Screenplay: | Alla Kovgan, David Hinton, Nora Chipaumire |
Cinematography: | Mkrtich Malkhasyan |
Editing: | Alla Kovgan |
Music: | Thomas Mapfumo |
Nora is a 2008 documentary film.
Nora is based on the life of dancer Nora Chipaumire, who was born in Zimbabwe in 1965. In the film, Nora returns to the landscape of her childhood and travels through the vivid memories of her youth. Using performance and dance, she brings her story to life in a swift poem of sounds and images. Shot entirely on location in South Africa, Nora portrays a multitude of local performers and dancers of all ages, from schoolchildren to grandmothers. Much of the film's music was specially composed by the legend of Zimbabwean music, Thomas Mapfumo.