Wherever it takes place, whoever’s life has ended, a funeral is a kind of collective memory bank. No two memories of the deceased, spoken or unspoken, work the same way. But a person’s life, and its ...
Our art reflects a commitment to the pleasant, a subtlety and delay in how we communicate, and an easygoing acceptance of ...
"On Becoming a Guinea Fowl," Rungano Nyoni's new film, explores grief, secrets and trauma among a Zambian family. Susan ...
After showing how a culture of silence around abuse can devastate entire generations, the arresting A24 film holds a mirror ...
The guinea fowl is the central metaphor in a disturbing story, which offers up a warning cry to the women of Zambia.
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” presents a traditional Zambian funeral — an arduous multi-day process with a myriad of customs and ...
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” makes a valid argument for speaking ill of the dead, especially if it bucks this respectful ...
Delicate but fierce, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is the second feature from ... in a story about an extended Zambian family mourning the death of a man known to all as Uncle Fred.
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is not the first film about family secrets coming to light through grief, but it may be the most original. Rungano Nyoni’s amazing film — she wrote and directed ...