This is not a burial, it's a resurrection [videorecording] director, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese.
With a poet's eye for place, light, and the spiritual dimensions of everyday existence, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese crafts a meditation on the concept of homeland and a transcendent elegy for what is lost in the name of progress. Grieving and alone following the deaths of her husband and children, elderly Mantoa (Mary Twala Mhlongo, in a soul-shaking end-of-life performance) prepares for her death and to be buried alongside her ancestors. When plans for a new dam near her village in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho threaten to wash away all she holds dear, Mantoa takes a last stand, mobilizing her neighbors to fight for their land and their way of life. The experience of watching Mosese's visionary, much-lauded This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection is as timeless and elemental as the land itself.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798886070101
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet 73 x 19 cm full size, folded to 19 x 13 cm
- Edition: Special edition; full screen.
- Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Full screen.Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.Special features: New audio commentary featuring Mosese and Cait Pansegrouw; moses's short films: Mosonngoa; Behemoth: Or the Game of God, along with his 2019 essay film Mother, I am suffocating; This is my last film about you, with a new introduction by Mosese; essay by Zakes Mda.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Mary Twala Mhlongo, Jerry Mofokeng, Makhaola Ndebele.
- Target Audience Note:
- Not rated.
- System Details Note:
- DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.40:1); 5.1 surround.
- Language Note:
- Sotho (Sesotho) dialogue; English subtitles.
- Source of Description Note:
- Title from disc surface.
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- Subject:
- Burial > Lesotho > Drama.
Diplomatic protests > Drama.
Mothers and sons > Lesotho > Drama.
Lesotho > Social life and customs > Drama.
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Available copies
- 3 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | DVD Drama Thi (Text) | 30308101316561 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | DVD INTERNATIONAL RATING UNK (Text) | 2112502256187 | Adult Video Fiction | Checked out | 08/11/2026 |
| Harold D. Cooley Library | DVD A THI (Text) | 20100000025647 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | DVD 2-DISCS FOREIGN SOUTH AFRICA THI (Text) | 30519020164433 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
With a poet's eye for place, light, and the spiritual dimensions of everyday existence, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese crafts a meditation on the concept of homeland and a transcendent elegy for what is lost in the name of progress. Grieving and alone following the deaths of her husband and children, elderly Mantoa (Mary Twala Mhlongo, in a soul-shaking end-of-life performance) prepares for her death and to be buried alongside her ancestors. When plans for a new dam near her village in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho threaten to wash away all she holds dear, Mantoa takes a last stand, mobilizing her neighbors to fight for their land and their way of life. The experience of watching Mosese's visionary, much-lauded This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection is as timeless and elemental as the land itself.
