Directed by Chloe White and Kethiwe Ngcobo, 2023
Produced by Rose Palmer
“The film reflects with moving moments…on motherhood in an intimate look that turns children into the axis on which their mothers' survival is sustained.” - MUBI
“A thoroughly engrossing documentary extrapolating personal testimony with sometimes excruciating honesty” - FRAME INDEPENDENT
In Alexandra, South Africa, where two thirds of the women are abuse survivors, a group of mothers are on a mission to change the fate of their neighbourhood, right from the beginning.
Through a series of inimate, and at times, uncomfortable, conversations, 1001 DAYS takes the audience on a journey. Through the chaotic and narrow streets of Alexandra, we follow the fearless and charismatic health-workers Zanele, Thandiwe and Khosi. They are three mothers from the heart of the community, who doggedly support hundreds of new mothers, during some of their happiest–and lowest–moments. Their aim: to help new mothers during the first 1001 days of their babies' lives, which are the most critical in any human’s life.
Screened at
IDFA 2023
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2023 (Special mention in Youth Jury Prize)
Rapid Lion Film Fesitval 2023
Encounters Film Festival 2023