Rungano Nyoni Talks ‘On Becoming A Guinea Fowl’, Future Projects & Why It’s So Difficult To Release An African Film In Africa: “The Distributors Just Aren’t Interested”
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deadline.comAfter a seven-year absence, British-Zambian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni has returned to feature filmmaking with her surreal and darkly funny sophomore effort On Becoming a Guinea Fowl.
Set in the Zambian capital Lusaka, the film follows the thirtysomething Shula (Susan Chardy), who is traveling home from a costume party when she discovers her uncle Fred’s dead body lying on a roadside.
As funeral proceedings begin, she and her cousins discover long-buried family secrets that shake their understanding of themselves and each other.
Guinea Fowl debuted at Cannes, like Nyoni’s 2017 feature, I Am Not a Witch. That film catapulted Nyoni into the rare status of rising British auteur.
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