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I Am Not a Witch {New York Premiere}

Diana Event Oval

  • Director: Rungano Nyoni
  • Writer: Rungano Nyoni
  • Type: Features
  • Year: 2018
  • Language: English
  • Length: 93 mins
  • Screening: Feb 24 03:00 PM

 

First-time writer/director Rungano Nyoni spins a magical tale where comedy and tragedy are interwoven to virtuosic affect. After a harmless encounter in an African village, the state imprisons the quiet, withdrawn, 8-year-old orphan, Shula, in witch camp —  where the witches wear ribbons tied to a tree to ‘keep them from flying’ — and are threatened with a curse if they try to escape.

Filmmaker Bio: Rungano Nyoni is a writer and director, known for Mwansa the Great (2011), I Am Not a Witch (2017) and Listen (2014). Nyoni won a 2018 BAFTA for I Am Not a Witch, in the category of Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer.

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