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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110 minutes |
| 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. It was the Tanzanian submission for the Academy Award for Best foreign language film, the first, and as of 2016, only, film to be submitted from that country, but was not nominated.
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.
Maangamizi: The Ancient One won the Golden Dhow at the 1998 Zanzibar International Film Festival. It won the Paul Robeson Award for Best Feature at the Newark Black Film Festival.
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