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Polokwane filmmaker’s film gets internationally recognised

Kaizer Mokgobu's film 'Good Mourning' has been selected for the African Diaspora International Film Festival 2024 in New York alongside other selections.

POLOKWANE – The Polokwane-born filmmaker Morokwe Kaizer Mokgobu is eager to contribute towards the growing film economy in the province by making his own films.

Mokgobu is a graduate from the Durban University of Technology’s TV academy and holds a Btech in video technology.

He has honored his storytelling skills with prominent South African production companies like Okuhle Media and Trace Studios.

He also serves as the head of development in Limpopo’s Writers Room, a programme that is designed to help develop well crafted, long-form narratives such as telenovelas and soapies that will be submitted to broadcasters and financiers with the intention to produce and film in the province.

Mokgobu’s storytelling skills has earned him international recognition with his film ‘Good Mourning’ being selected for the African Diaspora International Film Festival 2024 in New York with many more selections expected.

The film, directed by Mokgobu and funded by the National Film and Video Foundation, centers around a young girl who finds it hard to accept and mourn for her dead boyfriend who she believes is still alive while also dealing with betrayal by her best friend.

The girl later learns to let go, makes peace and focuses on other things.

The Made in Limpopo hub recently screened the film and also gave audiences an opportunity to ask questions related to filmmaking.

Mokgobu highlighted that his aim is to grow the film-making industry and make the film known to the public at large.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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