In Ancestral Visions of the Future, filmmaker Lemohang Mosese blurs the lines between reality and reconstruction. Through fragmented narratives and mythic imagery, Mosese reflects on dislocation and belonging, returning to his unnamed city - not for answers, but to remember himself. Yet, Ancestral Visions of the Future is more than a story of one man’s exile - it is an elegy for a city and a people caught between the weight of memory and the inevitability of loss and it is a poetic ode to cinema.
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, a Berlin-based filmmaker and visual artist from Hlotse, Lesotho, explores identity, time, and the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. A self-taught filmmaker, his visual essay Mother, I Am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You premiered at Berlinale Forum 2019 and has been featured in renowned festivals and institutions like MoMA. His acclaimed film This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection won over 30 awards, including Sundance’s Visionary Filmmaking Jury Award, and is part of the Criterion Collection. Mosese’s video installations, including Sculpting God and New God, have been showcased globally. As a juror and lecturer, he has contributed to Berlinale, Locarno, and Cambridge University.
