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Rungano Nyoni

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Rungano Nyoni

Born May 17, 1982 in Lusaka, Zambia5 films

Rungano Nyoni is a Zambian-Welsh director and screenwriter. She is known for the film I Am Not a Witch (2017), which she wrote and directed. The film won Nyoni the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut in 2018 and has also garnered accolades from international film festivals. Her 2009 film, The List, won the Welsh BAFTA Award for Best Short Film.

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I Am Not a Witch posterFirst watchI Am Not a Witch20176.7Convicted of witchcraft, 8-year-old Shula is brought to live in a penal colony where witches do hard labour in service of the government.View film

Filmography

5 films as director
  1. 2024On Becoming a Guinea FowlDirector
  2. 2017I Am Not a WitchDirector
  3. 2014ListenDirector
  4. 2014Nordic FactoryDirector
  5. 2011Mwansa the GreatDirector