Tag Archives: Rungano Nyoni

A Zambian clan gather for a disturbing, surreal funeral. Bring on the guinea fowls.

Joyce Glasser reviews On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (December 6, 2024) Cert. TBC, 95 mins. In cinemas On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is an impressive second feature from writer-director Rungano Nyoni. Her firs ...

andrew 252 views 0 likes Dec 12, 2024

Fly away to a fantasy world, grounded in a grim reality

Joyce Glasser reviews I Am Not a Witch (October 20, 2017) Cert. 12A, 95 min. On one dry summer’s day, a witches’ camp in the Zambian outback receives its youngest member: nine-year-old Shula (Maggie M ...

Mark 3652 views 0 likes Oct 23, 2017