came after parliament held a series of votes called alternatives to her exit plan but none of those alternatives received the majority. of next hour documentary film takes you to botswana where women are rebelling against male domination through heavy metal music and much more still to come here on the the. plane. here's what's coming up for the book go to sleep you have plenty to talk about here on the job you know it's cause i can look up what all that means for the title of course. the band is legal every weekend here on t.w. .

it's a peaceful saturday afternoon in a rural community in botswana a sleepy little village but not today. because today members of the country's heavy metal music scene had descended on. their the rock rockers in the local language of sets one of. the outfits are an integral part of the parade. and that applies in particular to the queen's. club i. think it's a scene dominated by men but one in which the women are establishing themselves live.

there. in botswana is often called the garden of eden of africa the local one go don't go with its unique terrain and wildlife is a popular tourist destination become a hearty desert is a semi everett savannah scattered scrubland it appears inhospitable but it is home to a range of exotic animals truism diamonds and cattle the three pillars of the country's economy the herds of cows are free to roam and grains where they please it's a sign of prosperity as it always has been to court as much as people in botswana look to the future they remain rooted in tradition and that sense of tradition also affects the position of women. queen glorious daily routine begins in less than

regal fashion getting up at quarter past five every morning female members of the more rock are called queens the title was awarded as a sign of respect even if it has nothing to do with gender equality as such. anything it was all about it's. the a freak in all of this it's one. thing they say the man is on top and they all moneys they know because if i can remember they used to play and. they never even say come and play or play that does teach you do they still it was just the men being new men doing everything with coming out with slowly we're coming up and hopefully we'll have a bent old man bent. base tell em to and then i can tell if. indeed they are but it's proved difficult for them to set up their own bands with their own front women. what's one is

a vast country almost twice the size of germany for example but its population numbers just two million people. in queens of heavy metal only have their get togethers on very special occasions when ludo lives in france as town a five hour drive away from queen gloria and she's busy sewing together her outfit in three days' time she'll be at the rocks ember festival in the capital gaborone and wants to look her best and with botswana having no dedicated heavy metal fashion stores even the rivets have to be applied by hand. accepted that some people are not hip in the hollow need to rest and also i do appreciate those who do come up to us and told us we look good those who accept this will be a. symbol of accepted the lies that of judging us.

before they get to know whether this is a book because most of them feel like it's. just to do with creation but it doesn't only history do with music. and music and also a display of being a self-confident strong off. the third heavy metal queen of flora lives in close to the south african border just forty minutes away from governor on. at twenty one she is the youngest queen and sports a particular look. for signature style cowboy hats leather pants and waistcoat and plenty of friends. good chaotic scenes among them the kids. i couldn't because.

i believe it feel crazy. but i am and the way i feel. yes if only. because it is so cool. the desk and. so this i end up in with these things. once a year the. different backgrounds meet up at the biggest heavy metal event in the country. gloria lives in my own a nine hour drive away from florida. at home she's the single mother of her son elias. looks. at the not only that it. helps. out not only. that. but also. not. to the other.

cities but that's. what. if you will. look at it in this it. isn't the same thing. in botswana women are traditionally revered as the heart of the household however the reality paints a different picture that many women are the head of the household one might simply because they are single mothers or women michael oriya the metal scene is an escape from their daily lives. i would be. all over this they say. oh yeah and made me crazy like it up to now even if they. like that my little food that i need to

make me feel complete. and seven in the morning glorious that song for work and a shared taxi. while there are routes connecting the country's towns and cities public transportation within urban areas is practically nonexistent. in places like mon commuters only options are shared taxis. or if they're in a rush private campers.

formerly one of the poorest countries on the planet since gaining independence from britain in one thousand nine hundred eighty six botswana has transformed itself into one of the most stable nations in africa that's also reflected in the country's education system. gloria left high school with only an intermediate certificate but she managed to earn herself an office job at a construction company which is currently building a lodge and the nearby delta she does not have a permanent contract and doesn't know what will happen when her contract runs out. gloria's first task every morning is to stock up on office supplies and make coffee she's the secretary and odd job woman in the small construction firm.

he. says. that. that's. why does either. thanks thanks. thanks. thanks thanks thanks. thanks for the dry season here in the north of botswana lasts between six and nine months and for the boss and his staff the dry

season means the work season tourism tends to center on the four month rainy season beginning in december when the delta and its wildlife blossom. the proportion of women managers is continually rising in botswana gloria believes in the potential of women and is keen to indulge in her role as a queen of heavy metal. when it says elizabeth less like a really low light sleeper missile and surprised basis allow even at hole when i did they slept as like bad my ideal as they. come to think it's up to make that. glorious office job enables her to make ends meet but her labor of love is the mound rockers association a metal heads club where she can be an organizer and where she can let off a bit of steam. a little bit.

for fans the world over heavy metal is an escape from the daily routine regardless of age group or profession but in botswana a country where the metal fans also face accusations of satanism it takes a lot of courage and confidence to be a rock. gloria's nine year old son and wife finds the club i'm a little. baby when his mom's rocker buddies are in town he prefers his books to all the police caught. at it hanging out with the model and then told them that you know i think we should form an association and they told me that you know we tried filming it didn't he just didn't wait because some people would put invested in pluto's it as

a lawyer but we can you know those people ignore those people in just that it's with five people and then that us can follow and that's what we did so. as is as we started with going to help in this our fellow brothers who is disabled and like. make you. like helping cleaning the. hanging out together and people is that it difficult and i said that the association with the meal can relate to your hatred for the kings of the scene i'm sure you know they're more rock alter egos constitute freedom during the week they're pretty much trained to their desks the majority of the metal heads here have nine to five office jobs working for the government. and they hate it when they look at that a model like i have been i we. like full couple of years when they came back as

they'll see the same model and like they haven't done anything that lives that have ever done anything with. bad light they haven't changed even the these guys that plays in bed. and then i say no we should start something the association that will help. the band members to help us is model you know. cutting phenols. events the way being used like even up to come sailing or even. going to test you know all. of the dead as you know and they all those things. and that i think that's how all the like as how how how i think the association will be employed and for the. moment.

gloria and the other members of her club are eager to improve the image of metal heads in their town and they also do volunteer community work together such as picking up litter in the neighborhood. in botswana wearing black leather and listening to metal is often considered satanist their clothing and imposing appearance are often met with fear and suspicion another thing the association wants to change but gloria herself has far more ambitious plans for the club she wants to see its members learning to help themselves and each other. tomorrow the metal heads from our own will be traveling across the country to make their presence felt at a wedding. gloria is also organizing the group's trip to the rock simper festival. which.

butts one it is a land of profound contrasts as also applies to its natural terrain akala hari desert is a drive savannah. its northern section the okavango delta is prone to repeated flooding at the same time droughts and desert. if occasion pose major ecological problems the country is considered relatively progressive but cattle are prized to this day as a highly profitable investment and the metal scene is likewise an enigma but swan it is one of the few african countries where percussion is not celebrated in the local folk music but it's in this very country where drums play a huge role in any particular music scene and that apparent contradiction is

a major factor in the popularity of heavy metal among them are all. france's town in the second biggest city in botswana is six hours away from our own and that's where queen ludo marina lives within the scene she's seen as the introverted but beautiful rock opera back in her father's home she's a carpenter fashioning wooden baby cribs it's a job that enables her to take care of her nine year old daughter while also going against the grain of traditional gender roles. for feel. fear. says. he. fits. a woman but someone should be an example. an example to all as kids a knowledge of kidding yourself yeah well men should be that's that's within if

they made me who keeps the if it made it to get that. it will men should be empowering yeah we should be i think it will. continue. doing this kind of. makes me feel. powerful. it makes me feel good because i'm doing when it all comes from dreams that. a lot of people is they expected me to do. so in a a pretty much enjoy surprising people. when it comes to them finding out that i do this because even when i go to buy the materials at the shops that one is in a. suit who exploit who does best as my first time to see a lady under section. she builds cribs and bookshelves she discovered her

love of design while at college and the courage to try out the masculine enterprise of carpentry is something she owes to her experience as a moron. and maybe that time maybe will still be an example to motivate and this to keep on moving we've always as a man in your life. although one man is important in her life her father. i didn't even know that read it or that was his after i saw some status so photo is definitely here that she was giving him for that title. and i said that my way she didn't write it it's she flew to some places where i don't need mil and now if

she's very good. at. words would do it's ok to go out with all of these things as. i have thought a. little more is a second generation moroc her father nayana lani sexton was a leather clad metal head back in the one nine hundred eighty s. who do those outfits are admired by her fellow queens. i go for. sale. more touch also then made a little kid. and then i also can go for the look to leave they have a lot of stuff as we jump in here unlimited there. and then there's also the whole guild look i can also go for that. it just depends on my mood

i feel if i have to worried was this a true fear to. look if i had to bake for the bakers look better than if i had to show something that proof to do that. she's not yet sure exactly which out that she'll be wearing for the rock summer festival then something she'll decide together with her friend queen laura. what's wanted is a large but sparsely populated country that also means ample space for the millions of cows and donkeys. distances between cities are seemingly endless and contact within the more rock scene relies heavily on social media every couple of months the festivals dotted around the country provide a chance for virtual friends to connect in real life it takes ludo around seven hours on the bus to travel from frances town to flora in all deep. when it rains

here mother nature pushes the pause button for a couple of hours and suddenly the streets are empty. the village of audi is only a forty minute drive from the capital governor on but it seems like a world away the village appears almost deserted. when flora lives together with her extent. family her mother her sisters and brothers and her son she knows everyone in the community but above all everyone knows her because being a moron makes her stand out. and . the villagers are wary and skeptical toward new developments queen flora was

fourteen when she first heard of radio station playing the music that has given her life a new rhythm she says self-confident and outgoing woman. the more rocks are a close knit society it takes a lot of courage to join their exclusive rights. and then molly yes yes she is giving rise to closely at so many travelers today that life as they were. to have a different deal with it and there never. is there. is no exactly that they think it is it still is not the will county is a good deal more good for a whole new lady think of what it is that they think of what it is that. they will send. heavy metal fans around the world are used to negative stereotyping in

botswana however those prejudices are so extreme that pastors at what are called fire churches rant and rail against the rockers some have even proposed members be subjected to an exorcism. has a traditional lifestyle surrounded by her family her mother deplore among is the sole breadwinner. flora and her mother also feel responsible for the children of their relatives today they're looking after her cousin's baby. plays may cause it and. you know if you can it it gave the still a big belly it really. feels they can't get in to see it is it is just a little place just. a little deal this will consume the tennis world it is going.

to. be queen noodle has now reached already after a seven hour bus journey she's come to the village to prepare for the heavy metal festival which floor. in a few hours time the two queens will be welcoming the kings of the scene and their parade in florence believed. to. have. been tucked into facebook that steve never met before but to be my savior he met me said it is easy. to get to connect with a bush is a bad test and satan is much easier. you could have done just little things because it. is just

a then he designed this cuts the size need princeton and is in the hospital may need to basically give this treaty a true date to keep this in a quote it's basic nature builds. and it is it needs to be said that if needed aid the lady it didn't matter their first ever meeting is a fascinating one in the two metal queens are different in demeanor but do find similarities to the chain scene still in. a way and they have like a little. david field. has. one small and they think she's good because even if they should have a stake in this it may take some things that she says as. if this is the state that he or she will feel.

if they pass the time while waiting perfecting their outfits you can never spend too much time on your look a sizeable metal head group will be arriving soon to pick them up and take them to the festival these meetings are rare occasions and are celebrated in more rock fashion. people feel. this new kid says lansing plan b. . and that is it is that time yet they have a lot of energy. so all the expats seeing a lot of. days in the trades. get off concedes we should hear we used to sing with a species i must tell us that holds. that symbolism is very important to the

model it's expressed in both rituals and in their attire and accessories. the more rock our late the rain has brought the village to a standstill rendering the main road impassable for a few hours. late. then suddenly they arrive the heavy metal queens and keeps. the rough greeting is a symbol that developed after violence became a concern at gatherings the greeting is a demonstration that they come in peace and

a symbol of the camaraderie in the group. wow. this is the first time ludo has met most of the other members in real life flora does know them personally but hasn't seen them for two years her then boyfriend gave her an ultimatum forcing her to choose between him and the local church congregation for the rockers. for. the chaps hats another cowboy accessories oh makes sense but the cowbells that some of them are up wear are meant to commemorate a time when runaway slaves were forced to wear them the more rock where the bells

to honor them and as a reference to cowboy culture. good. enough and a. bit. later what it is. then it's time for the parade a core ritual of any gathering and the chance for the more rock to take center stage. was. they struck down the road as if on a fashion show. the runway showing themselves from their best and loudest some more of consciously leaves the parade past the church tent. for how. the procession takes them all around the village

a procession that takes cues from those of the major religions it symbolizes a concentration of power. the group having flora lead the parade through her village is unprecedented and she revels in every single step along the way having a two year absence from the gatherings for her it's a public affirmation of her identity for two years her boyfriend had forbidden her from meeting them on rocks or even just donning her leathers and. flora and her music fan family are now back at her home od'ing wasn't on the

group's right to hold to the festival but they were happy to make the detour for flora. and that after years of suspicion her mother has now come to accept floor of being a queen nonetheless the spectacle unfolding outside her home is pretty overwhelming . going to be a real. it is going to hold it. in chaos out now that my family and the way that he is able to get that back up in any way i could. but i'm so proud of our little of the good it would. oh yeah that. sounds like now is it a set and then let them out so its owner can tell the next album so let's say that any of.

these children only know the people from their own very much the seemingly otherworldly visitors leave a lasting impression. people in botswana are moving rapidly away from their traditional roots and that reorientation to the modern world involves frequent culture clashes. a a a a a a. a a a. a. florist grandmother was the first to lose patience she has little understanding for her granddaughter's new lifestyle. but queen ludo sees how important it is for flora to

be able to combine her two worlds. there i like that with all the holiday haven't seen him in more than a small difference and was it him was this fault most of all i may add that is we had experience but we still i felt the same as. our queen ludo loves her cowgirl role at home she's an independent single mother but here she's happy to immerse herself in this alternative wrong on another matter. a little bit longer to get their look at the new album but the fact is that what about. the group continues on to the rock summer festival many of them have traveled huge distances to get here and.

what little heavy metal festivals take place every couple of months. some of the bands featured have made a name for themselves outside of botswana as well such as the next evening's headliners there are a skinflint. although not all brotherhood all that all that long and all the about . two hours further north east queen gloria and the more up association wake up in malampaya. new. one but you know it's out on the. it's the weekend she's been gearing up for four months at the festival in goma rome where the gloria laura and ludo will be meeting no. likewise months in planning is the wedding of their friend to live i think. that. this isn't. there yet that much. why

go. why not all the. olds who went out oh no. oh. well they have to go. and we are getting ready to go to assuage who are from coming here and he's getting there it's saying that not so then how do you leave him in jail with him separated you have. nobody to lay dresses and scans of us as he asked us was to send you as focused so too late that they could create a. mother help i is a mid sized town with a population of forty thousand located between francis town and gaborone the

country's two biggest. cities. everywhere else in the world weddings are a very traditional affair in botswana perth. the groom has taken quite a risk in inviting his rocker friends but little is determined to have gloria and her friends attend his big day. his bride is not. that it will be it's the first time the association has been invited to a public event. so the rockers are eager to dress to impress in morocco style of course today they will again face those prejudices about satanism.

but still the group do initially enjoy in the open welcome from the other wedding guests who seem curious to say the least. the metal heads pay tribute to the groom live. and he's happy to see his two worlds married in harmony.

the malmo rock members prefer to look for potential partners from within the group . live fire has made an exception and his bride accepts his special guests. the warm welcome extended to the rockers here is a positive sign for gloria nevertheless she leaves the festivities early in order to continue to the music festival. the kings make themselves look comfortable i'll be with you all day meanwhile the guests are all equally looking forward to the wedding feast.

from high it's only a two hour drive to cover rome when you're in a car at least and in a hurry straight down highway number one. gloria and her fellow metal heads love these road trips through the endless expanses of the savannah the drive means freedom in so many senses of the word gloria makes it too precious few festivals cover on is simply too far away from.

despite the searing heat. thirty five degrees celsius in the shade and humidity in excess of ninety percent the moron transform each stop on the road into an improvised mosh pit section. of. the rock summer festival is held every year in the capital cover on it features three local bands with rockers congregating from all over botswana.

the evening has a very special meaning for the three queens for respectively different reasons. gloria is taking the opportunity to just enjoy herself for what's cluedo combines business with pleasure managing to sell one of her custom made options for flora it marks a return to a life she's been missing for the last two years. for europeans this might look like a regular friday night in a dingy rocker bar but for these queens of heavy metal gloria ludo and flora it's the biggest event of the year. it's about seeing and being seen and living out their identity as part of a family part of a culture and as queens in

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