Rider without a Horse

Rider without a Horse
Directed by	Tim Huebschle
Screenplay by	Tim Huebschle Jana von Hase
Produced by	Tim Huebschle Jana von Hase Leo Phiri
Starring	Friedrich-Wilhelm Prozinsky Howarth Katambo
Cinematography	Horst Zaire Alexander Honisch
Edited by	Tim Huebschle
Music by	Christian Polloni
Production company	Collective Productions Namibia
Release date	April 16, 2009 (2009-04-16)
Running time	12 minutes
Country	Namibia
Languages	English, German, Afrikaans

Rider without a Horse is a Namibian short film directed by Tim Huebschle in 2008.[1]

Plot

Namibia celebrates its 18th Independence anniversary. The 100-year-old Rider Monument (Reiterdenkmal) comes to life. The rider is confronted with what he stands for and decides to change that.[2]

Production notes

After the film's initial release in April 2009, director Tim Huebschle filmed some more documentary shots during the removal of the Reiterdenkmal in August 2009 which were subsequently edited into the end credits of the film.[3]

The screenplay was written in 2008 amidst the political debate of what to do with the controversial German colonial Reiterdenkmal.[4] Rider without a Horse received a production grant from the now defunct Berlin-Windhoek arts organization p.ART.ners.[5]

Cast

• Friedrich-Wilhelm Prozinsky as Reiter
• Howarth Katambo as Herero Field Marshall

References

1. "Rider without a Horse".
2. "Coming of Age".
3. Kossler, Reinhard (12 August 2015). Namibia and Germany: Negotiating the Past. ISBN 9789991642093.
4. "Das Reiterdenkmal in Windhoek".
5. "Coming of Age".