Set in 1963, after the Old Location uprising that shook South West Africa, a black maid's life is changed forever when she encounters an Afrikaner police officer on a routine passbook check. Their illicit love for each other grows over time through the letters they write to each other, and they endure many obstacles beyond the color of their skin. The White Line is an authentic Namibian story.
Desiree is an award-winning producer/director from Namibia. Desiree's participation in the Namibian film and theatre industry spans over 12 years as a performer, actress, creative director as well as playwright.
She produced, wrote and directed a theatre play titled A Lifetime of Bluesthat won best set design at the Namibian Film and Theatre Awards 2014.
She has worked on countless film sets including 'Fish Out of Water' as a Line Producer by the well-known Namibian filmmaker Vickson Hangula. Desiree’s award-winning debut film titled
'The White Line' has premiered and screened at various international film festivals across the globe and has went on to win Best newcomer director for Desiree and best film script and the Audience choice award at the Namibia Theatre and Film 2019 and went on to win Best cinematographer and Best Feature Film at the 7th African Emerging Filmmakers Award 2019 in Durban, The White Line also got a special jury mention at the 9th Luxor African Film Festival 2020 in Egypt for its direction and won the Kilimanjaro award for Best Feature film in Toulouse, France at the Africlap film festival 2020. Desiree was the local producer on the Netflix Mexican film “Fiesta en la Madriguera” for the Namibian leg.
Desiree Kahikopo-Meiffret is an alumna of Talents Durban 2018. Desiree’s debut film The White Line is the first Namibian film to be submitted to the Oscars and Golden Globe and is in Consideration for the 94th academy award 2022 in the General category (Best Picture). She was nominated Best first film by a director at the Africa Movie Academy Awards 2020 (AMAA). Desiree’s film The White Line is currently on amazon prime Video and Tubi in the USA.
