Rungano Nyoni | I AM NOT A WITCH | Dialogues from Directors' Fortnight

Nyoni’s surreal and tragic social satire on womanhood and voyeurism is set in contemporary Zambia, and based upon the director’s experience visiting witch camps in Zambia and Ghana. I Am Not A Witch is at once comic and nightmarish. Some may find parallels with the stilted style and deadpan humor associated with the work of Yorgos Lanthimos, as well as the recurrent theme of voyeurism explored in Michael Haneke’s films. Long-takes, tightly composed frames and protracted silences populate the film and, much like Haneke’s work, require the spectator to question their role in the viewing process. I Am Not A Witch is both structurally and emotionally challenging, frequently positioning the viewer in an uncomfortable no man’s land between absurdist comedy and profound tragedy. It is also a film of immense visual beauty and directorial prowess. It is difficult to believe that I Am Not A Witch is Nyoni’s debut feature, for the film possesses an experimental and visionary confidence that belies its director’s fledgling status.

[jml]

I just watched this movie Outstanding heartbreaking eye-opening great movie

[esthertembo]

am hoping to watch this one movie cause my little sister featured in it...i love acting too hope by God's grace i will have an apportunity to act some day....you are the best aunt Rungano i know you through mr leonard but you don't....all the best

[megs]

Stupid stupid movie, this woman should be ashamed!