I Am Not A Witch
Following a banal incident in her local village, 8-year old girl Shula is accused of witchcraft. After a short trial she is found guilty, taken into state custody and exiled to a witch camp. At the camp she takes part in an initiation ceremony where she is shown the rules surrounding her new life as a witch. Like the other residents, Shula is tied to a ribbon which is attached to a coil that perches on a large truck. She is told that should she ever cut the ribbon, she'll be cursed and transformed into a goat.
WRITER DIRECTOR
Rungano Nyoni
STARRING
Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri and Nancy Murilo
Where to watch
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Awards
2018 Stockholm Film Festival
Best Directorial Debut
Rungano Nyoni
2018 Sarasota Film Festival Jury Prize Narrative Feature
Best Film
2017 Adelaide Film Festival International Feature Award
Best Film
2017 British Independent Film Award Best Director
Rungano Nyoni
2017 Douglas Hickox Award
Rungano Nyoni
2017 British Independent Film Award Breakthrough Producer
Emily Morgan
2018 BAFTA Film Award
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Rungano Nyoni and Emily Morgan