Por­trait of a Lone Farmer

This is a reflective and personal narrative. A compilation of impressions from the land of my father and his father. A small village surrounded by huge mountainlike rocks. As looking ahead seems impossible, I look backwards, and see that some things don’t change. At least, there is something that is constant and in its own way, reliable. Relief. In this film, I simply spend some time with my father, let him do his work as a poultryfarmer, while I do my work as a cameraperson. Occasionally, we talk. We start mirroring each other. He sees his father in me, and I see myself in him. Maybe, watching this film, my "brothers from other mothers" will feel familiar with this peculiar sense of belonging to a place where you are practically a stranger.

Credits

Cast:

Akin Akinleminu

Jide Akinleminu

Farmteam 2010

Ile Mexico

Chief Sashere

Grete Akinleminu

Ade Ogunsakin

Chief Aroloye

Ondo State Fire Service

Oba Frederick Aroloye

Camera:

Jide Tom Akinleminu

Script:

Jide Tom Akinleminu

Editing:

Nelia Szekely

Chris Wright

Producer:

Jide Tom Akinleminu

Sound:

Ade Ogunsakin

Julian Cropp

Film info

Direction:

Tom Akinleminu

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Làbòsinmi Films

Production:

2013

Shooting format:

HD/ DV/ 16mm/ 8mm

Screening format:

16:9

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

16:9

Sound format:

Stereo

Language:

English, Yoruba, Danish

Version:

OV

Runtime:

76