Three Stories from a New Namibia by David Lan.
After 20 years of war against occupying South African forces, the first free elections are being held in Namibia, Africa's last colony. The results are expected today. This film reconstructs the experience of three
Namibians at a crucial moment in their country's history. Welcome
In the north, an ex-guerrilla searches for his family after 11 years in exile. Home
In Windhoek, the capital, a 'garden boy' struggles to build a house for his returning relatives. Comrades
In the south, a politician puts together a team for her party in the elections.
Namibia's independence is, perhaps, a foretaste of the future of South Africa itself. Film editor DAVE MONK Director ADAM LOW