Based on West African mermaid folklore and mythology, Mami Wata is set in the remote West African village of Iyi, where Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) acts as an intermediary between the people and the ...

Based on West African mermaid folklore and mythology, Mami Wata is set in the remote West African village of Iyi, where Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) acts as an intermediary between the people and the ...

“Mami Wata” is an exploration and reimagination of West African mythology, something that has likewise been an outsized influence on Obasi throughout his career. “One way or another, I delve ...

Mami Wata is expected to hit the Nigerian cinemas on September 8, 2023, and then be distributed by Dekanalog, a film and soundtrack distribution company, to select theatres in the United States on ...

Aya Films has acquired U.K. rights to “Mami Wata,” which world premiered in the World Cinema – Dramatic section of the Sundance Film Festival, and won the Cinematography Award. Variety is ...

Mami Wata, or "Mother Water," has been celebrated throughout much of Africa for centuries. Depictions of the goddess have been influenced by representations of indigenous African water spirits ...

This rush of activity surrounding African films prompted Akunna Cook, founder and CEO of production company Next Narrative Africa to put together the first ‘Africa at Sundance’ panel in honour of Mami ...

Based on West African mermaid folklore and mythology, Mami Wata is set in the remote West African village of Iyi, where Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) acts as an intermediary between […] News Today's news ...

Seven years before its Jan. 23 world premiere in Park City — the first-time that a homegrown Nigerian feature has scored a coveted slot in the World Cinema Dramatic competition at Sundance — C ...

EXCLUSIVE: Dekanalog has picked up North American rights to the Sundance competition title Mami Wata, the third feature film from Nigerian filmmaker C.J. “Fiery” Obasi. Based on West African mermaid ...