Mami Wata (film)

Mami Wata
US Promotional release poster
Directed byC.J. "Fiery" Obasi
Written byC. J. "Fiery" Obasi
Produced byOge Obasi
StarringEvelyne Ily Juhen
Uzoamaka Aniunoh
Kelechi Udegbe
Emeka Amakeze
CinematographyLílis Soares
Edited byNathan Delannoy
Music byTunde Jegede
Production
companies
  • Fiery Film Company
  • Guguru Studios
  • Ifind Pictures
  • PalmWine Media
Distributed byCAA Media Finance
alief SAS
Dekanalog
Aya Films
Trigon-film
Djeli Films
Release date
  • 23 January 2023 (2023-01-23) (Sundance)
Running time
107 minutes
Countries
  • Nigeria
  • France
  • United Kingdom
Languages

Mami Wata is a 2023 black-and-white fantasy thriller film written and directed by C.J. "Fiery" Obasi, based on West African folklore. It is a co-production between Nigeria, France and the United Kingdom.

The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, marking Obasi's third feature to screen at Sundance.[1] In October 2023, it was selected as the Nigerian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards by The Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC).[2] It was nominated in the Best International Film category of the 39th Independent Spirit Awards,[3] and in the Outstanding International Motion Picture category of the 55th NAACP Image Awards.[4]

  1. ^ "Mami Wata". 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ The Scoove, Africa (October 16, 2023). "CJ Obasi's "Mami Wata" is Nigeria's Official Submission to the 96th Oscars". The Scoove Africa. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mami Wata". 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Nominees Announced for the 55th NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. Retrieved January 25, 2024.