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Local Film and Media Production Company Ndapunikwa Investments has partnered with Ster Kinekor to premier the official trailer for Hairareb, a locally produced romantic drama adapted from a play written by August Bikeur already in the late 70s. The trailer premiers today.This makes it the second Namibian-produced film to make it to a cinema, although it is only the trailer that made it to the big screen after the movie Katutura which was premiered full-length in 2015. Hairareb is a unique and beautiful depiction of a truly Namibian story underwritten with an intimate portrayal of the Damara people's culture.The story deals about a worried ageing and lonely well-off farmer facing a devastating drought. He marries and start a new life with his neighbour's young, beautiful and materialistic daughter in order to save his livestock from the devastating drought.The film is shot on farmlands located in the Okarundu and Karibib districts and some parts of the Otjimbingwe settlement in the Erongo Region. The story, which is told through the eyes of Khoekoegowab speaking people, was initially aired as a radio soap opera, and was eventually translated into English to include all Namibians as well as the international audience. The team behind the film are Dantagos Jimmy-Melani the executive producer and Ppoducer Ellen Ernst, who has produced multiple local films and television projects, with socially responsible themes. Hairareb is directed by award-winning director, Oshoveli Shipoh and will star veteran actor David Ndjavera, newcomer Claudine de Groot, as well as Hazel Hinda who has done professional acting in South Africa. The cast will also include local musician Maximillion Kaoseb in a supporting role. Today's trailer premier will include the pre-screening of the American movie, What Men Want.Long road The executive producer Dantagos Jimmy-Melani said they were overwhelmed by the massive support and response from Namibians. The movie was made possible with funding of N$250 000 by the Namibia Film Commission (NFC). “We have to be really resourceful and the shooting on locations was difficult but we really received remarkable support from locals and local authorities in the regions,” she said. JEMIMA BEUKES

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Namibian Sun 2025-08-25

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