I Am Not a Witch

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I Am Not a Witch
British release poster
Directed by	Rungano Nyoni
Produced by	Juliette Grandmont Emily Morgan
Written by	Rungano Nyoni
Starring	Maggie Mulubwa
Music by	Matthew James Kelly
Cinematography	David Gallego
Edited by	George Cragg Yann Dedet Thibault Hague
Release dates	25 May 2017 (2017-05-25) (Cannes) 20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) (UK)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom France Germany
Language	English Nyanja

I Am Not a Witch is a 2017 British-French drama film written and directed by Rungano Nyoni in her feature debut film. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Nyoni and producer Emily Morgan at the 71st British Academy Film Awards.

Plot

In Zambia, an 8-years old girl is sent to a witches' camp after a banal incident at her local village.

Cast

• Maggie Mulubwa as Shula
• Nellie Munamonga as Police Officer
• Dyna Mufuni as Leader
• Nancy Murilo as Charity

Production

Writer-director Rungano Nyoni was inspired by actual stories of witchcraft accusations in Zambia. In her research for the film, she traveled to Ghana and spent time in a real witch camp, observing her daily life and rituals.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. Mark Kermode from The Observer gave the film four out of five stars, praising Nyoni's work, David Gallego's cinematography and Mulubwa's performance and wrote: "Rungano Nyoni’s debut feature, the story of a girl in Zambia accused of witchcraft, is comic, tragic – and captivatingly beautiful" Jessica Kiang from Variety magazine, also praised Gallego’s cinematography and stated: "Nyoni’s approach may itself be a little too chaotic, and a little too oblique to be fully comprehensible (in particular her counterpointing music cues can overreach, and some of the narrative ellipses confuse). But in the investigation of the dichotomies of ancient and modern, familiar and alien, prosaic and mystical, she clearly has a great deal she wants to say, and now, thanks to this invigorating, intriguing and provocative debut, she has a whole career ahead of her in which to say it". Anna Smith writing at Time Out gave I Am Not a Witch four out of five stars, calling it a "impressively, debut writer-director Rungano Nyoni makes this heady mix work". Stephen Dalton from The Hollywood Reporter called the film "A winningly original and stylistically fresh debut feature from the young Zambia-born Welsh director Rungano Nyoni, I Am Not a Witch is one of the more buzzy premieres screening in the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes. A fable-like story about a young African girl banished from her village for alleged witchcraft, it blends deadpan humor with light surrealism, vivid visuals and left-field musical choices".

Accolades

"I Am Not a Witch" gathered several wins and nominations in many important film festivals and film awards, including a win at the 71st British Academy Film Awards for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer and 10 nominations and three wins at the British Independent Film Awards 2017.

Award	Subject	Nominee	Result
BAFTA	BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer	Rungano Nyoni	Won
Adelaide Film Festival	International Feature Film Award	Rungano Nyoni	Won
	Foxtel Movies International Award	Rungano Nyoni	Won
AFI Fest	Audience Award	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated
Africa International Film Festival	Best Feature Film	Rungano Nyoni	Won
Mumbai Film Festival	Special Mention	Rungano Nyoni	Won
British Independent Film Awards 2017	Best Director	Rungano Nyoni	Won
	Breakthrough Producer	Emily Morgan	Won
	Douglas Hickox Award	Rungano Nyoni	Won
	Best British Independent Film		Nominated
	Best Actress	Maggie Mulubwa	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated
	Best Debut Screenwriter	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	David Gallego	Nominated
	Best Costume Design	Holly Rebecca	Nominated
	Best Make Up & Hair Design	Julene Paton	Nominated
	Best Music	Matthew James Kelly	Nominated
	Best Production Design	Nathan Parker	Nominated
	Best Sound	Maiken Hansen	Nominated
Cannes Film Festival	Caméra d'Or	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated
CPH:PIX	New Talent Grand PIX	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards	Best International Film	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Awards	Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated
London Film Festival	First Feature Competition	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated
Filmfest München	Best Film By An Emerging Director	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival	Best European Fantastic Feature Film	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated
Stockholm Film Festival	Best Directorial Debut	Rungano Nyoni	Won
	Best Film	Rungano Nyoni	Nominated