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Pumzi
Sign in to savePumzi () is a Kenyan science-fiction short film written and directed by Wanuri Kahiu. It was screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival as part of its New African Cinema program. The project was funded with grants from the Changamoto arts fund, as well as from the Goethe Institut and Focus Features' Africa First short film program which are also to distribute the work. Kahiu hopes to expand the short into a full-length feature. The film is in English, but the title is Swahili for "Breath".
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6.5A sci-fi film about futuristic Africa, 35 years after World War III, 'The Water War'.
Cast
- Chantelle Burger as Cleaner
- Kudzani Moswela as Asha
- Tammy Richards as P.
- Nicole Bailey as Binti
- Freddy Djanabia as Guard 1
- Anton David Jeftha as Guard 2
Themes
- woman director
- short film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Country of origin
- South Africa
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Wanuri Kahiu
- Screenwriter
- Wanuri Kahiu
- Duration
- 23
- FilmAffinity ID
- 968682
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- publication date
- 2010-01-01
- title
- Pumzi
- distributed by
- Focus Features
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Themes
- Africanfuturism
- Ecocriticism
- Scarcity/Reclamation
- Communication
- Cast
- Awards
- Releases
- See also
- Footnotes
- Further reading
- External links
Pumzi () is a Kenyan science-fiction short film written and directed by Wanuri Kahiu. It was screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival as part of its New African Cinema program. The project was funded with grants from the Changamoto arts fund, as well as from the Goethe Institut and Focus Features' Africa First short film program which are also to distribute the work. Kahiu hopes to expand the short into a full-length feature. The film is in English, but the title is Swahili for "Breath".
== Plot ==
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