Nigerian movie director CJ Obasi is set to close the year with the final screening of his black and whit movie “Mami Wata”.
Disclosing this on his twitter page, he said Mami Wata will make a special presentation at the Surreal 16 Film Festival in Lagos on Saturday, December 9, 2023. “Perfectly symbolic to end the year’s run with my S16 comrades…See y’all in Lagos”.
The festival which will hold at the Alliance Auditorium will also include a discussion with Obasi about the movie’s journey.
The feature story is set in the remote West African village of Iyi, where the villagers worship the mermaid deity with some guidance from Mama Efe, played by Rita Edochie, who acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity
The film “Mami Wata” took the nation by surprise with its black and white themed cinematography but most importantly the many international heights it keeps breaking.
Ranging from its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year, to the African premiere at FESPACO, and international deals along the way, ‘Mami Wata “seems to be the only thing in the mouth of its viewers.
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