Writer & Directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese.  

Set in Lesotho, This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection follows an 80-year-old widow as she prepares for her own funeral while her village faces destruction from a dam project that will flood the land to generate electricity for neighbouring South Africa.

📅 Date: Saturday 11 July 2026
📍 Location: Bethnal Green Nature Reserve, London E2 9RR
🚪 Doors: 7pm
🎬 Screening starts: 7:30pm
🎟️ Tickets: From £7 – Book here

A visually stunning meditation on land, memory, and resistance, the film explores the profound connections between people, place, and ancestry in the face of displacement.

Watch the trailer here. youtube.com/watch?si=tkTA9mDdTYQlIhNr&v=kBAfSS7ux3o&feature=youtu.be

This screening is part of Wild Horses of Fire! film club's summer season exploring the climate crisis through cinema, presented in partnership with Bethnal Green Nature Reserve's interdisciplinary Experimental School of Urban Ecologies. The screening will be followed by a discussion on the themes raised by the film.

Running time: 2 hours
Language: Sesotho with English subtitles
Content warning: Grief, suicide, and community displacement.