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Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

2001

5.7

Categories:

  • Drama

Overview:

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.

Martin Mhando

Director

Ron Mulvihill

Director

Queenae Taylor Mulvihill

Writer

Cast:

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  • Amandina Lihamba

    Amandina Lihamba

    Samehe
  • Barbara O. Jones

    Barbara O. Jones

    Dr. Asira
  • Samahani Kejeri

    Samahani Kejeri

    Simba Mbili
  • Waigwa Wachira

    Waigwa Wachira

    Dr. Odhiambo
  • Mwanajuma Ali Hassan

    Mwanajuma Ali Hassan

    Bibi Maangamizi
  • Kisaka A. Kisaka

    Kisaka A. Kisaka

    Reverend Waigwa