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Maangamizi : the ancient one / Gris-Gris Films presents ; a film by Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill and the ancestors ; written and produced by Queenae Taylor Mulvihill ; directed by Ron Mulvihill and Martin Mhando.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Swahili
- Subjects (All):
- Psychiatrists--Drama.
- Psychiatrists.
- Ancestor worship--Tanzania--Fiction.
- Ancestor worship.
- Physician and patient--Drama.
- Physician and patient.
- African diaspora--Drama.
- African diaspora.
- Motion pictures, Tanzanian.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 min.) : sound, color.
- Other Title:
- Ancient one
- Place of Publication:
- Encino, CA : Gris-Gris Films, 2000.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- An African American psychiatrist is appointed to a Tanzanian mental institution where she works with an African patient who is visited by the spirit of the ancestor. As an outcome of their work together, the women confront their pasts and explore the spiritual connections possible between two different people.
- Participant:
- Amandina Lihamba, Barbarao, Mwanajuma Ali Hassan.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Willie Earl Dawkins ; editor, James Ling ; music, Cyril Neville.
- Notes:
- In English with Swahili scenes: English subtitles for Swahili.
- Description based on VHS version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- VHS version Maangamizi
- OCLC:
- 50764605
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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