Ziwa

Short | Fiction | Uganda, Kenya

Synopsis

The estranged wife of a terminally ill man contends with his younger lover who has come with a potential miracle remedy and plans to rekindle their relationship.

Film credit

  • Director: Samuel Tebandeke
  • Writer(s): Samuel Tebandeke & Lydia Matata
  • Producer(s): Juliana Kabua, Esteri Tebandeke, Samuel Tebandeke
  • Actor(s): Lydiah Gitachu, Pauline Kyalo, Chris Kamau
  • Duration: 15′
  • Language(s): Swahili
  • Subtitle(s): English, French

FESPACO 2023 (Burkina Faso) | Zanzibar International Film Festival 2023 (Tanzania) | African Film Festival Lausanne 2023 (Switzerland)

  • Grand prize «Najib Ayyed»

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