MAMI WATA
FILM SHEET
November 24th
6pm// Teatre Metropol
Dir. C.J. Obasi
110′ Nigèria. 2023
VOSEng & Cat
SYNOPSIS
MAMI WATA is the all-powerful maritime goddess who keeps peace in the town of Iyi. But this harmony is suddenly threatened, and two sisters will react to external threats, to return the glory of the siren goddess to the earth.
A folk tale of fantastic cinema, an atavistic and sidereal story that, loaded with mystery, raises the conflicts of yesterday, today (and maybe tomorrow), on the African continent. With seductive, suggestive and evolving photography, MAMI WATA is a classic and futuristic adventure at the same time, a journey that discovers the folklore of West Africa, loaded with symbolism and with images that will accompany you after the screening.
Best Picture at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Representing Nigeria at the 2024 Oscars.
Premiere in Spain