{"id":1107,"date":"2026-07-20T13:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:30:54","slug":"why-we-moved-to-namibia-from-the-u-s-a-diaspora-journey-back-to-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/?p=1107","title":{"rendered":"Why We Moved to Namibia from the U.S. | A Diaspora Journey Back to Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"1108\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/09_Why-We-Moved-to-Namibia-from-the-U.S.-A-Diaspora-Journey-Back-to-Africa_Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/09_Why-We-Moved-to-Namibia-from-the-U.S.-A-Diaspora-Journey-Back-to-Africa_Poster.jpg 466w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/09_Why-We-Moved-to-Namibia-from-the-U.S.-A-Diaspora-Journey-Back-to-Africa_Poster-175x300.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Covington and Brown families made the decision to relocate from the United States to Namibia approximately two years ago. Both families were guided by a spiritual calling and chose Namibia as a place to reconnect with the African continent and pursue new opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video highlights their journey and lifestyle, while also exploring the challenges they have faced\u2014particularly in securing long-term residency options as members of the diaspora returning to Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Project Type:<\/strong> Documentary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 41 minutes 43 seconds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Country of Origin:<\/strong> Namibia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Country of Filming:<\/strong> Namibia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Language:<\/strong> English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6e20b335a5-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6e20b335a5-headshot.jpg 798w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6e20b335a5-headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6e20b335a5-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6e20b335a5-headshot-768x770.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Director Biography &#8211;&nbsp;Andreas Bishop Etuna Elifas<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway-production-storage-01-connector.filmfreeway.com\/press_kits\/headshots\/003\/876\/293\/original\/6e20b335a5-headshot.jpg?1777303124\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andreas Elifas is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer known for visual storytelling and blending Ai image generated videos. His work often explores stories about Namibia, and has been featured at Kino Namibia Film Festival. Previous work includes a short film series \u201cAne Dag (another day)\u201d. Andreas is passionate about documenting Namibia and currently based in Windhoek city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact: <a href=\"mailto:krystal@shofarbusinessconsultants.com\">krystal@shofarbusinessconsultants.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Covington and Brown families made the decision to relocate from the United States to Namibia approximately two years ago. Both families were guided by a spiritual calling and chose Namibia as a place to reconnect with the African continent and pursue new opportunities. This video highlights their journey and lifestyle, while also exploring the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/?p=1107\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why We Moved to Namibia from the U.S. | A Diaspora Journey Back to Africa&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultural-short-doc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1107"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1112,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107\/revisions\/1112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}