MAANGAMIZI: the Ancient One

Film - Feature | December 4 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | B33 Dwinelle Hall

Sponsor: Center for African Studies

Please RSVP to Liz Boner at eboner@berkeley.edu

MAANGAMIZI - THE ANCIENT ONE is a unique story that steps out to reclaim the spiritual connection that threads us together as a global community. The film explores the fated union of two women--Asira (an African American doctor) and Samehe (a patient in Tanzania that hasn’t spoken in 20 years). They are from two different backgrounds and cultures--yet united by terrifying memories and the re-emergence of their independent and collective selves through the intervention of the ancestor--a powerful meditation on the human psyche in its confrontation with a hostile world.

The Maangamizi fi lm’s creation is the result of the collaborative vision of the fi lmmaking team of Ron Mulvihill, and Martin Mhando (directors/producers); Queenae Taylor Mulvihill (producer/screenwriter); and composer/musician Cyril Neville. Additionally, the support of Jonathan Demme, as Executive Producer has been essential. This unique story unites three distinctive cultures which form a drama striking in its universality.

In English and Swahili.

Please bring potluck food to share.

Event Contact: asc@berkeley.edu, 510-642-8338

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