Inxeba (The Wound): Sexual, Gender, Cultural and Religious Traumata on the African Screen. Issue 4 (2nd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kirby-Hirst, Mark; Karam, Beschara
• Is Part Of: Communicatio. Volume 44:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 88
• Page End: 107
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02
• Subjects: Inxeba -- "The Wound" -- traumata -- "ulwaluko kwa Xhosa" -- "amaXhosa" -- masculinity -- ubudoda/"manhood" -- #TheWoundMustFall -- Mr Batana Vundla -- #InxebaMustFall; Communication -- Periodicals; 302.2
• DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2019.1575888
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0250-0167

Abstract

Abstract: This article is divided into two distinct parts. The first part contextualises John Trengove's internationally renowned, award-winning, feature-length isiXhosa film, Inxeba . The second part of the article is an interview with Batana Vundla, conducted by Mark Kirby-Hirst (Film Theory and Visual Discourse Subject Manager at The Open Window), held in mid-2018, shortly after the High Court's decision was made public regarding the final classification of Inxeba . The interview ranges from Batana Vundla's history in the South African film and television industries, to the production processes behind the scenes of the film and concludes with a focus on the nuanced manner through which the film often broaches a wide variety of physical and psychic traumata.