Maangamizi: The Ancient One
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| Directed by | Martin Mhando Ron Mulvihill |
| Produced by | Executive producer Jonathan Demme Martin Mhando Queenae Taylor Mulvihill Ron Mulvihill |
| Written by | Queenae Taylor Mulvihill |
| Starring | Barbara O. Jones Amandina Lihamba Samahani Kejeri Waigwa Wachira |
| Music by | Cyril Neville |
| Cinematography | Willie E. Dawkins |
| Edited by | Jimmy Ling |
| Distributed by | Gris-Gris Films Inc. |
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Release dates
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February 18, 2001 |
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Running time
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110 mins |
| Country | Tanzania United States |
| Language | Swahili, English |
Maangamizi: The Ancient One is a 2001 American / Tanzanian drama film directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill and executive produced by Jonathan Demme. It premiered 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 African spirituality when a woman, Samehe, who is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, claims to be under the care of Maangamizi, a mysterious ancestor / shaman.[1]
Cast
- Barbara O. Jones 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 Festival.[2] It won the Paul Robeson Award for Best Feature at the Newark Black Film Festival.[3]
References
Further reading
- 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
External links
- Official site
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Maangamizi: The Ancient One at IMDb
- Maangamizi: The Ancient One at AllMovie
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