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“This Is Filmmaking as an Artistic and Cultural Necessity”: Editor Nathan Delannoy on Mami Wata
“This Is Filmmaking as an Artistic and Cultural Necessity”: Editor Nathan Delannoy on Mami Wata

Mami Wata, courtesy of Sundance Institute. The seaside village of Iyi is the setting for C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s mythical Mami Wata, which chronicles the fraught relationship between an all-powerful African water deity and the villagers who are currently embroiled in…

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“A Story That Plays With the Senses”: DP Lílis Soares on Mami Wata
“A Story That Plays With the Senses”: DP Lílis Soares on Mami Wata

Mami Wata, courtesy of Sundance Institute. A folkloric African water deity is the titular focus of Mami Wata, the Sundance-premiering film from writer-director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi. The revered Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) serves as the conduit between the inhabitants of…

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