Content Details
1001 Days
Duration: 94’
Language: English, Zulu
Subtitle: English
Production Year: 2023
Format: HD
Directors: Chloe White & Kethiwe Ngcobo
Origin: South Africa & UK
SYNOPSIS
Unemployment, poverty, disease and domestic violence are commonplace in the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg. For young mothers, who often have to raise their children alone, survival is a constant struggle, and they barely have time for themselves and their babies. Yet the first 1001 days after conception are crucial to a child’s development. A group of women from the Ububele Home Visiting program, who are themselves also from Alexandra, are working to transform the neighborhood by improving the mental well-being of mothers and their babies. They do so by talking and offering advice to the mothers.
AWARDS
IDFA 2023, Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2023 | Special Mention: Youth Jury Award, Rendezvous with Madness Festival 2024 | Official Selection: Official Selection