Mr & Mrs Mantis Poster

Mr & Mrs Mantis: Directed by Maya Kahanovitz, Emma Somers, Sarah Swanepoel. With Neo Mbabama. Mrs Mantis has recently devoured her husband. She is seated in a dimly lit bar, mulling over this perfectly regular series of events. Memories of Mr Mantis fill her with lust and reluctant regret. Although Mrs Mantis considers herself a strong and independent woman, she is somehow struggling to come to terms with this perfectly normal occurrence. This narrative explores problematic gender roles, through the lens of the animal kingdom.