exorcising rejection
is a short autobiographical film that tells the epic story of a momentary experience with rejection – as a means to exorcise the negativity associated with the experience from the creator’s psyche. The “rejection” as such takes place over several weeks – it’s not your run of the mill hand in the face – it’s more a long, drawn out episode that includes: broken dates, one sided phone tag, several mixed messages, and hinted at but never articulated “feelings.” The moment is articulated on the screen using voice, text, and images; the voice is used strictly to reveal the facts, while the images and sound are used to convey the acute emotions that the narration omits. The film was created – from concept to final cut – in Cape Town, South Africa in April of 2005.
starring
John mumba, Terence Nance, Gugu mgudu, Sibusisiwe, Delia Stanfield (as themselves)
writer, director, editor
Terence Nance
camera
Janelle Baines, Tucker Owen, Rutendo aka Busta, John Mumba, Gugu Mgudu
music
Terence Nance, and RJD2 song “Making Days Longer” from the LP “Since We Last Spoke” – Definitive Jux 2004
Screenings
The Right Eye Film Festival Cape Town, SA
BETJ Series The Best Shorts
The Bryant College Short Film Festival Providence, RI
BHERC Film Festival Los Angeles, CA