The Costumes of ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Had to Make One Single Look Count
Costume designer Estelle Don Banda tells IndieWire about why single costumes in 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' had to stand out.
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’: The past is neither dead nor past in this Zambian parable
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” makes a valid argument for speaking ill of the dead, especially if it bucks this respectful ...
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ is a searing African fable
The guinea fowl is a ubiquitous, henlike bird native to Africa, where it’s known for traveling in flocks and raising a noisy ...
Her films put a uniquely surreal Africa on the map. Rungano Nyoni won’t be limited by expectations
The Zambian-born director has, with only two features, stunned film festivals and emerged as a major African voice, one ...
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ review: A family funeral digs up a history of hidden trauma
Wherever it takes place, whoever’s life has ended, a funeral is a kind of collective memory bank. No two memories of the deceased, spoken or unspoken, work the same way. But a person’s life, and its ...
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More Than Rage: Rungano Nyoni and Susan Chardy on “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
RogerEbert.com spoke to writer-director Rungano Nyoni and star Susan Chardy over Zoom about the magnificence of the guinea ...
Meet Susan Chardy, the Breakout Star of Rungano Nyoni’s Thrilling and Urgent On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Shula serves as our guide, her internal struggle—brilliantly captured by Chardy’s anguished calm—anchoring On Becoming a ...
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Review: ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’
Rungano Nyoni’s “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is not only a stunning piece of art, but a stirring, scathing call to break the ...
In the subtly powerful ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,’ stubborn wrongs linger during a funeral
The second feature of writer-director Rungano Nyoni ("I Am Not a Witch") shows her developing strongly with a story graced by ...
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The Resounding Silences of “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
In Rungano Nyoni’s drama, a death in a middle-class Zambian family unearths a history of sexual violence.
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Is Shocking, Surreal — and Absolutely Brilliant
Zambian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s second feature starts with a dead body in the road. It ends with rage, righteousness, and a ...
Will American Audiences Turn Out for ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’? Rungano Nyoni and Susan Chardy Make the Case for Their Zambian Gem
Nyoni, the Lusaka-born, Wales-raised Zambian director told IndieWire, "The whole film is an expression of myself," channeled ...