On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2025)
- Thu, Mar 27
Thu, Mar 27 @ 5:00 pm: 4K Presentation
Director: Rungano Nyoni Run Time: 95 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2025
Starring: Blessings Bhamjee, Doris Naulapwa, Elizabeth Chisela, Esther Singini, Susan Chardy
Country: United Kingdom, Zambia, Ireland, United States
Language: English, Bemba
About the film
2024 Cannes Film Festival – Best Director: Rungano Nyoni
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
About the filmmaker:
Rungano Nyoni is a British, screenwriter and actress. She is known for the film I Am Not a Witch, which she wrote and directed. The film won Nyoni the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut in 2018, screened at the Film Center in 2018, and garnered accolades from international film festivals.
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