Screening

About I Am Not a Witch

Rating:

Not rated Not rated

Year Released:

2017

Format:

2K DCP

Genres:

Drama

Metadata:

Directed by Rungano Nyoni

When eight-year-old Shula turns up alone and unannounced in a rural Zambian village, the locals are suspicious. A minor incident escalates to a full-blown witch trial, where she is found guilty and sentenced to life on a state-run witch camp. There, she is tethered to a long, white ribbon and told that if she ever tries to run away, she will be transformed into a goat. As the days pass, Shula begins to settle into her new community, but a threat looms on the horizon. Soon she is forced to make a difficult decision—whether to resign herself to life in the camp or take a risk for freedom. In English and Nyanja with English subtitles.