The Mothers’ House
Film
by François Verster
Details
South Africa / 2005 / 90mins / Documentary / Afrikaans and English
The Mothers’ House tells the story of a young girl, Miche Moses - a charming and precocious, yet very troubled teenager as she learns to make sense of the world around her and of the cycle of physical and emotional violence within her highly conflicted Cape Flats household.
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About the Director
François Verster
François Verster is an Emmy-award winning documentary filmmaker based in Cape Town, South Africa. After studying in Cape Town he worked with Barenholtz Productions in New York and on the crew of various independent features. In 1998 Verster formed Undercurrent Film and Television, a Cape Town-based company that aims to produce quality documentary programs for local as well as international markets. Verster’s films generally follow creative and observational approaches to social issues and have all won local and international awards. Verster has taught documentary filmmaking and held fellowships at Columbia University, NYU, and University of Cape Town. He currently teaches a postgraduate course in creative documentary at the University of the Western Cape. Learn More
