Summary An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to be in communication with another reality. In their confrontation with their individual and collective pasts, Dr Asira and Samehe are bound by fears and half remembered images of unbearable pain. Only through the spirit of Maangamizi, can the women resume their lives with an understanding of the ancestors and their eternal presence in a world of cruelty, hatred and death. It is a story that seeks to reclaim the connection between Africa and her Diaspora, and one that dares to represent the histories of two continents as it peels away layers upon layers of pain to bring healing of the soul. View more details
Directed : Martin Mhando Ron Mulvihill
Written : Queenae Taylor Mulvihill
Stars : Barbara O Amandina Lihamba Samahani Kejeri Waigwa Wachira
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 17, 2001
Countries of origin : United States Tanzania
Official sites : Gris-Gris Films
Language : English Swahili
Filming locations : Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Production companies : Forest Creatures Entertainment Gris-Gris Films Inc.
Summary An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to be in communication with another reality. In their confrontation with their individual and collective pasts, Dr Asira and Samehe are bound by fears and half remembered images of unbearable pain. Only through the spirit of Maangamizi, can the women resume their lives with an understanding of the ancestors and their eternal presence in a world of cruelty, hatred and death. It is a story that seeks to reclaim the connection between Africa and her Diaspora, and one that dares to represent the histories of two continents as it peels away layers upon layers of pain to bring healing of the soul. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 17, 2001
Countries of origin : United States Tanzania
Official sites : Gris-Gris Films
Language : English Swahili
Filming locations : Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Production companies : Forest Creatures Entertainment Gris-Gris Films Inc.
