When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Nyoni’s sophomore feature, released into theaters by A24 on March 7, depicts a family as they lay ...

In 'I Am Not a Witch' director Rungano Nyoni's second feature, produced by A24, the death of a problematic uncle instigates domestic turmoil. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic The body lays prone ...

The movie "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" is set in Zambia and deals in grief and dark family secrets. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to director Rungano Nyoni and actor Susan Chardy about the movie. Rungano ...

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You should watch the surreal new movie On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. It opens with a Zambian woman finding her uncle's body on the road. His death brings the family together from near and far, but also ...

The heroine of Rungano Nyoni’s second feature keeps her cool even as she uncovers long-buried family secrets in Zambia. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

The guinea fowl is a ubiquitous, henlike bird native to Africa, where it’s known for traveling in flocks and raising a noisy alarm when predators are nearby. In Rungano Nyoni’s scalding Cannes ...

Rungano Nyoni was grieving. Her grandmother had died, and her great uncle had issued an edict that the funeral not feature the wailing and singing and house visits of typical Zambian mourning. Instead ...