Movies watched today:
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024) - directed by Rungano Nyoni
The Room Next Door (2024) - directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Friendship (2024) - directed by Andrew DeYoung (watched first 40 minutes)
#FriendshipFilm #OnBecomingAGuineaFowl #TheRoomNextDoor #AndrewDeYoung #RunganoNyoni #PedroAlmodóvar
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl review
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a rich, textured tale of family secrets revealed during a traditional Zambian funeral. Thematically, it shows how patriarchal systems and customs are enforced by both men and women. There are some spoilers ahead.
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#OnBecomingAGuineaFowl from Zambian director #RunganoNyoni - A slow burn #film that comes to a powerful conclusion. Starring #SusanChardy. Loved this #movie
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32083311/reference/?ref_=ext_shr_tw
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl: Directed by Rungano Nyoni. With Susan Chardy, Roy Chisha, Blessings Bhamjee, Chungu Bwalya. 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.
‘I Am Not A Witch’ Filmmaker Rungano Nyoni, Bollywood Star Jacqueline Fernandez, Egypt’s Amina Khalil & Saudi Actress Elham Ali Among Honorees For Red Sea Film Festival’s Women In Cinema Gala
#News #AminaKhalil #CannesFilmFestival #JacquelineFernandez #RedSeaFilmFestival #RunganoNyoni #WomenInCinema
https://deadline.com/2025/05/rungano-nyoni-jacqueline-fernandez-amina-khalil-red-sea-1236395221/
Rungano Nyoni, Jacqueline Fernandez, Amina Khalil, Elham Ali, Engfa Waraha, Gaya Jiji and Sarah Taiba have all been selected for the event.
The Costumes of ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Had to Make One Single Look Count
#IndieWire #CraftTechnologySoundandSetDesign #Features #Film #OnBecomingaGuineaFowl #RunganoNyoni #TopoftheLine
https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl-costumes-interview-1235103823/
Rungano Nyoni Talks ‘On Becoming A Guinea Fowl’, Future Projects & Why It’s So Difficult To Release An African Film In Africa: “The Distributors Just Aren’t Interested”
#News #OnBecomingAGuineaFowl #RunganoNyoni
Rungano Nyoni’s ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,’ ‘Black Box Diaries’ Awarded at Zurich: ‘Brave New Voices Daring to Bare Their Souls’
#Variety #Global #News #RunganoNyoni #ZurichFilmFestival
‘On Becoming A Guinea Fowl’ Review: Family Secrets Unravel In Rungano Nyoni’s Zambian Funeral Drama – Cannes Film Festival
#Festivals #Reviews #Cannes #CannesFilmFestival #OnBecomingAGuineaFowl #RunganoNyoni
https://deadline.com/2024/05/on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl-review-rungano-nyoni-zambia-1235916958/
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Review: Trauma Takes on Grieving in Rungano Nyoni’s Darkly Transfixing Second Feature
#Variety #Reviews #CannesFilmFestival #OnBecomingaGuineaFowl #RunganoNyoni
https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl-review-1236005765/
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