Maangamizi: The Ancient One
Encyclopedia
Maangamizi: The Ancient One is a 2001 American
/ Tanzania
n drama film
directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill and executive produced by Jonathan Demme
. It premiere
d at the Pan African Film Festival and has played in over 55 Film Festivals worldwide.
n spirituality when a woman, Samehe, who is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, claims to be under the care of Maangamizi, a mysterious ancestor / shaman.
. It won the Paul Robeson Award for Best Feature at the Newark Black Film Festival.
Warriors: Spiritually Engaged The Making of Maangamizi by Queenae Taylor Mulvihill
Copyright Gris Gris Films, 2006; Publishing: Lulu Enterprises Inc.; ISBN:978-1-4116-8991-6
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
/ Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill and executive produced by Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, he has also directed the acclaimed movies Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, the Talking Heads concert movie Stop...
. It premiere
Premiere
A premiere is generally "a first performance". This can refer to plays, films, television programs, operas, symphonies, ballets and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media...
d at the Pan African Film Festival and has played in over 55 Film Festivals worldwide.
Plot
Dr. Asira is faced with the contrast between Western medicine and traditional East AfricaEast Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
n spirituality when a woman, Samehe, who is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, claims to be under the care of Maangamizi, a mysterious ancestor / shaman.
Cast
- Barbarao as Dr. Asira (as BarbaraO)
- Amandina Lihamba as Samehe
- Samahani Kejeri as Simba Mbili
- Waigwa Wachira as Dr. Odhiambo
- Ummie Mahfouda Alley as Patient
- Zainabu Bafadhili as Young Samehe
- Chemi Che-Mponda as Nurse Malika
- Mary Chibwana as Patient
- Janet Fabian as Sister Francis
- Stumai Halili as Patient
- Mwanajuma Ali Hassan as Bibi Maangamizi
- Kisaka A. Kisaka as Reverend Waigwa
- Mgeni as Young Asira
- Thecla Mjatta as Zeinabu
- Mona Mwakalinga as Mariamu
- Adam Mwambile as Dr. Moshi
- Evodia Ndonde as Patient
Awards
Maangamizi: The Ancient One won the Golden Dhow at the 1998 Zanzibar International Film FestivalZanzibar International Film Festival
The Zanzibar International Film Festival , also known as Festival of the Dhow Countries, is an annual film festival held in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It has been described as the largest cultural event in East Africa. During the festival, films are shown in Stone Town in Zanzibar City, as well as rural...
. It won the Paul Robeson Award for Best Feature at the Newark Black Film Festival.
External links
Warriors: Spiritually Engaged The Making of Maangamizi by Queenae Taylor Mulvihill
Copyright Gris Gris Films, 2006; Publishing: Lulu Enterprises Inc.; ISBN:978-1-4116-8991-6