Rider without a Horse

Rider without a Horse is a Namibian short film directed by Tim Huebschle in 2008.[1]

Directed byTim Huebschle
Produced by
Screenplay by
Starring
  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Prozinsky
  • Howarth Katambo
Music byChristian Polloni
Cinematography
  • Horst Zaire
  • Alexander Honisch
Edited byTim Huebschle
Production
company
Collective Productions Namibia
Release date
  • April 16, 2009 (2009-04-16)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryNamibia
LanguageEnglish, German, Afrikaans

Plot

Namibia celebrates its 18th Independence anniversary. The 100-year-old Rider Monument (Reiterdenkmal) comes to life. The rider is confronted with what he stands for and decides to change that.[2]

Production Notes

After the film's initial release in April 2009, director Tim Huebschle filmed some more documentary shots during the removal of the Reiterdenkmal in August 2009 which were subsequently edited into the end credits of the film.[3]

The screenplay was written in 2008 amidst the political debate of what to do with the controversial German colonial Reiterdenkmal.[4] Rider without a Horse received a production grant from the now defunct Berlin-Windhoek arts organization p.ART.ners.[5]

Cast
  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Prozinsky as Reiter
  • Howarth Katambo as Herero Field Marshall

References
  1. "Rider without a Horse".
  2. "Coming of Age".
  3. "Namibia and Germany: Negotiating the Past".
  4. "Das Reiterdenkmal in Windhoek".
  5. "Coming of Age".
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