Singapore Film Database
Memories of a Burning Tree
Directed by
Sherman Ong
Year
Runtime
2010
86 minutes
Genre
Drama
Language
Swahili
Synopsis
Smith comes to Dar es Salaam to tie up some loose ends. He meets Link, a tourist guide, who agrees to help him. Along the way they are offered help by Abdul, a grave digger, and Toatoa, a metal scavenger, who themselves are searching for answers to their own journeys.
Their search eventually leads them to realise that this is a never-ending journey of dreams and disappointments. With an ensemble cast of non-professional actors and an improvised script, this film is an homage to the road movie genre, where ultimately the road ends when you want it to end.
Producer(s)
Sherman Ong
Produced by
Paddy Pictures
International Sales/Distribution
Cast
Smith Kimaro, Link Reuben, Miriam Emanuel, Khalid Saleh Bilal, Grace Mathayo, Abdul Khalfan Malaika, Mariam Rashid, Raheli Augustino, Mosses Samseni
Tags
2010, Drama, Dreams, Swahili, Friendship, Relationship, Road Movie, Journey