Film · Short film · 18 min
Red Earth
A young surveyor returns home to measure the land her grandmother refuses to leave.
- Client
- ONA Pro Originals
- Year
- 2024
- Location
- Dodoma, Tanzania
- Category
- Film
- Format
- Short film · 18 min
- Delivered for
- Broadcast · Streaming · Social
The story
Some ground can’t be measured.
Red Earth is our first original short: a quiet film about inheritance, shot over six days in the dry season outside Dodoma with a cast drawn from the region.
We chose long lenses and long takes, and let the landscape do the talking.
Behind the scenes
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Results & impact
- 9
- Festival selections
- 18
- Minutes
- 100%
- Local cast
Awards & screenings
- Official Selection — Durban International Film Festival2024
- Best Short — Arusha African Film Festival2024
