Project Detail

I Am Not a Witch

Synopsis

After a minor incident in her village, 9-year-old Shula is exiled to a travelling witch camp where she is told that if she tries to escape she will be transformed into a goat. As she navigates through her new life, she must decide whether to accept her fate or risk the consequences of seeking freedom.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2017 - Directors' Fortnight - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - First Feature Competition
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - Spotlight
Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018

Details

Year
2017
Type of film
Features
Running time
90 mins
Director
Rungano Nyoni 1st Feature
Producer
Emily Morgan, Juliette Grandmont, Titus Kreyenberg
Executive Producer
Eve Gabereau, Mary Burke, Hannah Thomas, Eva Yates, Daniel Battsek
Editor
George Cragg, Yann Dedet
Screenwriter
Rungano Nyoni
Director of Photography
David Gallego
Principal cast
Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri, Nancy Mulilo, Margaret Sipaneia

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, France, Zambia, Germany coproduction

A Soda Pictures (UK), Clandestine Pictures (FR), iCreate Films (ZM), Unafilm (DE) production with support of BFI (UK), Ffilm Cymru Wales (UK), Film4 (UK), Aide aux Cinémas du Monde (FR), Berlinale World Cinema Fund (DE), HBF+Europe (NE)

Quiddity Films

Emily Morgan

Sales Company

Kinology

Gaelle Mareschi, Grégoire Melin
30 rue Moret
75011 Paris
France

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