Heaven Reaches Down To Earth

Heaven Reaches Down To Earth

[ LIMITED RELEASE ] After Tau comes to a realization about their sexuality, it sets in motion a cascade of thoughts and emotions in Tumelo - nothing will ever be the same between them. HEAVEN REACHES DOWN TO EARTH Directed by Tebogo Malebogo Produced by Vanishing Elephant (Petrus Van Staden and Tebogo Malebogo) Drama | South Africa | seSotho, isiZulu, English + Eng subs * New Directors / New Films, Clermont-Ferrand, Winterthur, Tampere, Chicago, and + * -- "A mesmerizing work of intense romanticism, Tebogo Malebogo’s poetic short unabashedly revels in the euphoria of queer desire and self-discovery." - MUBI "Instead of defiance or confrontation with a heteronormative environment, we witness electrifying emotions wash over men that finally allow themselves to connect with each other and with themselves. We witness liberation." - Inge Coolsaet, Talking Shorts -- CAST Thapelo Maropefela Sizo Mahlangu CREW Production : Petrus van Staden (Vanishing Elephant) Director : Tebogo Malebogo Screenplay : Tebogo Malebogo Cinematography : Jason Prins Editor : Petrus van Staden Sound: Frank David Music : Elu Eboka, Evan S. Roth BIO Tebogo Malebogo is a South African director. His first short, Mthunzi (2019), premiered at Locarno and New York Film Festival. It was awarded the Special Jury Award at AFI Fest. His sophomore short, Heaven Reaches Down to Earth (2020), screened at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival. FESTIVALS New Directors / New Films | 2021 | Official Selection Reykjavík International Film Festival | 2020 | Official Competition Hamptons IFF | 2020 | Official Competition Chicago International Film Festival | 2020 | Official Competition Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur | 2020 | Official Competition Flickerfest | 2021 | Official Competition Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival | 2021 | Official Competition Tampere | 2021 | Official Competition Glasgow Short Film Festival | 2021 | Official Competition Uppsala International Short Film Festival |2021| Official Competition And more+ --- Produced by Vanishing Elephant theelephantvanished.com | facebook.com/theelephantvanished | instagram.com/theelephantvanished Distributed by Travelling Distribution travellingdistribution.com | facebook.com/travellingdistribution | instagram/travellingdistribution CONTACT Travelling, les films qui voyagent / Pierre Brouillette-Hamelin / festival@travellingdistribution.com/ 1 514 467-8160 Petrus van Staden / info@theelephantvanished.com Tebogo Malebogo / tebogomalebogo@gmail.com