On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
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Director: Rungano Nyoni Run Time: 95 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2024
Starring: Blessings Bhamjee, Doris Naulapwa, Elizabeth Chisela, Esther Singini, Susan Chardy
Screenwriter: Rungano Nyoni
Producer: Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Tim Cole
Vidiots and A24 invite you to a special screening of Rungano Nyoni’s new film On Becoming a Guinea Fowl with a special introduction from filmmaker and curator Mounir Souss.
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, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.
Doors will Open at 6:00pm, Screening will start at 7:00pm.
Please note that this screening is first-come-first-served, and your RSVP does not guarantee entry. As we are hoping to accommodate as many people as possible, all free screenings are overbooked to account for no-shows. We recommend an early to on-time arrival, we may not be able to accommodate late entries.
Accessibility Options: Closed Captions, Descriptive Audio, Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.