MultiChoice Namibia has added more localised content produced in Namibia to DStv, ranging from films like The Long Road and Oppiplaas to Crossover Hearts and a documentary film about Namibia's current president.
The logline for Crossover Hearts reads: "A new romance that follows a young couple from different cultures who must battle prejudices and family expectations."
No further information from MultiChoice Namibia was forthcoming.
According to IMDB, Crossover Hearts was produced by Namib Films and Collective Productions, in English, Ojihimba and Afrikaans, with Lucia Kim Hamunghete as director and written by Tekla Nakale.
Oppiplaas is described as "a romantic drama about a social butterfly from the city who takes a farmer as a client. You get a front row seat to watch the sparks fly, but do they?”. Again, no more information for DStv subscribers from MultiChoice Namibia.
According to IMDB, Oppiplaas was produced by Skelata and Collective Productions Namibia, with Hein van Zijl as director and Tjiurimo Kandjii as writer.
Desert Films' The Long Road "follows the life of a struggling factory worker who navigates life after he has been abandoned by his pregnant wife".
IMDB lists Errol Geingob as the director and writer, with Desert Films and Collective Productions Namibia as the production companies.
These films were part of MultiChoice Namibia's second tranche or phase of funding as part of its Ombura film funding project to scale up local content production on the country.
There is also Netumbo: A Leader Beyond Politics, a documentary film about Namibia's current president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
Sadly, this comes across as a political puff-piece project since Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is currently in office in Namibia.
Netumbo: A Leader Beyond Politics will be shown on the Zambezi Magic and OneZed TV channels on DStv on 29 October.
This documentary seems more like a glorified profile reel than an objective perspective since MultiChoice and MultiChoice Namibia come across and being opportunistic and wanting to try and curry favour with Namibia's current political leadership, instead of doing something like this only after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has left office to put her entire term in perspective.
"This festive season, customers can enjoy a wide variety of entertainment, including local movies, local reality shows, sports, series and much more,” says Abbelene Boer, MultiChoice Namibia head of marketing in a prepared quote.
