I Am Not a Witch

This article is about the 2017 film. For the U.S. politician who stated "I'm not a witch", see Christine O'Donnell.

I Am Not a Witch
British release poster
Directed byRungano Nyoni
Written byRungano Nyoni
Produced byJuliette Grandmont
Emily Morgan
StarringMaggie Mulubwa
CinematographyDavid Gallego
Edited byGeorge Cragg
Yann Dedet
Thibault Hague
Music byMatthew James Kelly
Distributed byArtificial Eye (United Kingdom)
Release dates
  • 25 May 2017 (2017-05-25) (Cannes)
  • 20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) (UK)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
France
Germany
Zambia
LanguagesEnglish
Bemba
Nyanja
Box office$152,960[1]

I Am Not a Witch is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Rungano Nyoni in her feature debut film.

It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Nyoni and producer Emily Morgan at the 71st British Academy Film Awards.[2][3][4] It was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5][6]

  1. ^ "I am Not a Witch (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Fortnight 2017: The 49th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Directors' Fortnight. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Rungano Nyoni 'outstanding debut' Bafta for I Am Not A Witch". BBC News. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ^ "I Am Not a Witch, Selected as U.K.'s Entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards". Broadway World. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Robert (22 August 2018). "Oscars: U.K. Selects BAFTA Winner 'I Am Not a Witch' as Foreign-Language Entry". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2018.