Initiation

other comments on the back of the cover: Ooh, aah, ooh I didn’t say the giants should be tied up I didn’t say the giants should be tied up I didn’t say the giants should be tied up I didn’t say the giants should be tied up I didn’t say the giants should be tied up I didn’t say the giants should be tied up All sounds recorded during the creation of the films “Coming of Age” (2015) and “Initiation” (2016). Featuring Mosaku and Retabile Lehselo. Day 1 and Day 2 recorded during ceremonies on January 25 and 26, 2014 in the village of Dreihoek in the Ha Sekake District of Southern Lesotho. Additional footage recorded in the summer and autumn of 2013 in Dreihoek and the surrounding mountain pastures. Sound recordings: Teboho Edkins Photography: Samuel Lahu Film editing: Rune Schweitzer Translation: Khosi Mokhesi Mastering: Nicholas Bussmann Graphic Design: Volker Zander Produced by Day Zero Films, Berlin. Kindly supported by Kunsthalle Gießen, Collection von Kelterborn, Monika Schnetkamp Collection and Kai Middendorff Galerie. Thank you to the Lehselo Family and the initiates of the Ha Sekake area.