CJ Obasi’s ‘Mami Wata’ to premiere globally at Sundance 2023

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CJ Obasi’s 'Mami Wata' to premiere globally at Sundance 2023

Shot in Benin Republic in January 2021, after being in development since 2016, the film tells the story of Prisca and Zinwe, daughters of Mama Efe (an intermediary between the Mermaid goddess and the people of Iyi, a small fishing village in West Africa).

Produced by Oge Obasi, ‘Mami Wata’ stars Evelyne Ily, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Emeka Amakeze, Kelechi Udegbe, Rita Edochie and Tough Bone.

Other African films showing at the Sundance Film Festival are Milisuthando Bongela’s ‘Milisuthando’ listed in the World Cinema Documentary, and Wale Oyejide’s ‘Bravo Burkina!’ in the NEXT section.

This also marks a huge win for the Nollywood industry as approximately 4000 feature films and 9000 short films get submitted to Sundance Film Festival every year with the organisers choosing only 120 features and 70 shorts.

Sundance Film Festival will hold from the 19th to the 29th of January 2023.

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