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THE ANCESTORS
BBC Films and BFI Film Hub North 
the ancestors

SYNOPSIS

 

Three Zimbabwean spirits descended to earth on a mission to connect with their descendants. Worried they are being forgotten they embark on a mission to initiate their descendants into a Ndebele cultural ritual. Will the appearance of spiritual beings see Selina fleeing rather than coming closer to who she is? 

CREATIVES

WRITER/DIRECTOR |  Zodwa Nyoni 

PRODUCER| Barrington Paul Robinson 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | Claudia Yusef, Roxy Mckenna 

EDITOR | Chris Blaine 

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY |  Candida Richardson 

PRODUCTION DESIGNER |  Bobbie Cousins 

SOUND |  Richard de Mowbray 

MUSIC |  Darren J Benjamin 

PRINCIPLE CAST | Pamela Nomvete, Clint Dyer, Daniel Ogbeide-John, Kaitlyn Akinpelumi, Akeim Toussaint Buck, Nii Kwartey Owoo

FESTIVAL SELECTION

Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles 

Poppy Jasper Film Festival, San Francisco  

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