The following blog post is a collaboration between Ana Holschuh, who produced the film, and Joseph Roman, who wrote the poem. The poem & sensory film are meant to be showcased in tandem, as they are both in response to a group trip to Cape Point & Cape of Good Hope, which is the most south-western point of the African continent.
IFP Program The New School
Cape Town, South Africa 2019
Our feet touch the white sands of South Africa!
Your eyes cannot close, for out in the distance the Atlantic Ocean compels
You to observe its energy.
A humble street vendor, with tired eyes,
Tames a seal and charges visitors for
A chance to take a photo.
This is Cape Point,
Where humans face the uncompromising
Force of nature!
Whisper truth to those mountains
That are called the Twelve Disciples.
Ambivalence has no place on this continent.
Baboons are the kings of this soaring hill.
And, one day, we’ll remember
The winds of South Africa.