Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Maangamizi: The Ancient One is a 2001 American / Tanzanian drama film directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill and executive produced by Jonathan Demme. It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival and has played in over 55 Film Festivals worldwide. It was the Tanzanian submission for the Academy Award for Best foreign language film, the first, and as of 2016, only, film to be submitted from that country, but was not nominated.

Maangamizi: The Ancient One
Directed byMartin Mhando
Ron Mulvihill
Produced byExecutive producer Jonathan Demme
Martin Mhando
Queenae Taylor Mulvihill
Ron Mulvihill
Written byQueenae Taylor Mulvihill
StarringBarbara O. Jones
Amandina Lihamba
Samahani Kejeri
Waigwa Wachira
Music byCyril Neville
CinematographyWillie E. Dawkins
Edited byJimmy Ling
Distributed byGris-Gris Films Inc.
Release date
  • February 18, 2001 (2001-02-18)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryTanzania
United States
LanguageSwahili
English

Plot

Dr. Asira is faced with the contrast between Western medicine and traditional East African spirituality when a woman, Samehe, who is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, claims to be under the care of Maangamizi, a mysterious ancestor / shaman.[1]

Cast
  • Barbara O. Jones as Dr. Asira (as BarbaraO)
  • Amandina Lihamba as Samehe
  • Samahani Kejeri as Simba Mbili
  • Waigwa Wachira as Dr. Odhiambo
  • Ummie Mahfouda Alley as Patient
  • Zainabu Bafadhili as Young Samehe
  • Chemi Che-Mponda as Nurse Malika
  • Mary Chibwana as Patient
  • Janet Fabian as Sister Francis
  • Stumai Halili as Patient
  • Mwanajuma Ali Hassan as Bibi Maangamizi
  • Kisaka A. Kisaka as Reverend Waigwa
  • Mgeni as Young Asira
  • Thecla Mjatta as Zeinabu
  • Mona Mwakalinga as Mariamu
  • Adam Mwambile as Dr. Moshi
  • Evodia Ndonde as Patient

Awards

Maangamizi: The Ancient One won the Golden Dhow at the 1998 Zanzibar International Film Festival.[2] It won the Paul Robeson Award for Best Feature at the Newark Black Film Festival.[3]

See also
  • List of Tanzanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References
  1. Deming, Mark. "Maangamizi: The Ancient One". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  2. "Awards for Maangamizi: The Ancient One". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  3. "FILM FESTIVALS - AWARDS AND OFFICIAL SELECTIONS". Gris Gris Films. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-07-13.

Further reading
  • Warriors: Spiritually Engaged The Making of Maangamizi by Queenae Taylor Mulvihill

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