The Forgotten Kingdom
The Forgotten Kingdom
A young man reluctantly embarks on a journey to his ancestral land of Lesotho to bury his estranged father, and finds himself drawn to the mystical beauty and hardships of the people and the land he had forgotten.
2013
Director: Andrew Mudge
Awards
WINNER: African Movie Academy Awards 2014 (best child actor, achievement in cinematography, achievement in sound), Ashland Independent Film Festival 2013 (best feature), Cambridge Film Festival (best film, best fiction feature), Florida Film Festival 2013 (best narrative feature), Maine International Film Festival 2014 (audience award), Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2014 (best feature narrative), Sarasota Film Festival 2013 (best narrative feature), Woods Hole Film Festival 2013 (best dramatic feature), Woodstock Film Festival 2013 ( audience award for best narrative feature, best editing for narrative feature, best cinematography, jury prize for narrative feature) NOMINEE: Seattle International Film Festival 2013 (best film, best director, new American cinema award), Sarasota Film Festival 2013 (best film), African Movie Academy Awards 2014 (best director, best film, best actor in leading role, best feature film by a director, best film in African language)
A young man reluctantly embarks on a journey to his ancestral land of Lesotho to bury his estranged father, and finds himself drawn to the mystical beauty and hardships of the people and the land he had forgotten.
2013
Director: Andrew Mudge
Awards
WINNER: African Movie Academy Awards 2014 (best child actor, achievement in cinematography, achievement in sound), Ashland Independent Film Festival 2013 (best feature), Cambridge Film Festival (best film, best fiction feature), Florida Film Festival 2013 (best narrative feature), Maine International Film Festival 2014 (audience award), Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2014 (best feature narrative), Sarasota Film Festival 2013 (best narrative feature), Woods Hole Film Festival 2013 (best dramatic feature), Woodstock Film Festival 2013 ( audience award for best narrative feature, best editing for narrative feature, best cinematography, jury prize for narrative feature) NOMINEE: Seattle International Film Festival 2013 (best film, best director, new American cinema award), Sarasota Film Festival 2013 (best film), African Movie Academy Awards 2014 (best director, best film, best actor in leading role, best feature film by a director, best film in African language)