WRITER | director | DRAMATURG | LECTURER
THE ANCESTORS (2023)
Supported by BFI NETWORK and BBC Film

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
DIRECTOR | Zodwa Nyoni
PRODUCER| Barrington Paul Robinson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | Claudia Yusef, Roxy Mckenna
EDITOR | Chris Blaine
SCREENWRITER | Zodwa Nyoni
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