Here’s what we know about Netflix’s ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’

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Here's what we know about Netflix's 'African Folktales, Reimagined'

The upcoming release features works from six filmmakers, the winners of the streamer’s 2021 short film competition with UNESCO.

Selected to represent sub-Sahara Africa, each winner got $25,000 plus an additional production budget worth $75,000 to reimagine folktales for the current audience.

The selected entries are from Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Mauritania, Kenya, and Uganda. They are:

Told in isiXhosa, this drama tells the story of a mystical river being MaMlambo who watches over the sacred waters of discarded bodies. Produced by Albertus and directed by Gcobisa Yako, the cast includes Simphiwe Dana and Zikhona Bali.

In this short film, an ancient Enmity Djinn finds himself in an unfamiliar city confronted by a familiar enemy three generations after he was last summoned. Directed and produced by Mohamed Echkouna, the film stars Zainabou Ahmed Mohamed and Mamadou Mokhtar N’diaye Gueye.

Abandoned on an island, a woman grieving the loss of her baby exacts revenge on the powerful man who put her there in this thriller. Produced and directed by Loukman Ali, the film stars Karababiito Tracy, and Michael Wawuyo.

Netflix’s ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ premieres on March 29, 2023.

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