Souls

When Hattie, a 60-year-old ex-NASA scientist, develops Alzheimers, her daughter-in-law Sinea and granddaughter Kai are left with the remnants of who she once was. Eight-year-old Kai discovers for the first time the meaning of mortality through her grandmother’s declining health. When faced with the ultimate decision to say goodbye, Kai instead retreats into the safety of her cardboard spaceship and her memories of her grandmother. Here, she journeys across the stars in search of her grandmother’s soul. If she’s successful in finding her grandmother’s soul, then surely – she can help her grandmother cheat death. (Pan African Film Festival)