| I Am Not a Witch | |
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 British release poster | |
| Directed by | Rungano Nyoni |
| Written by | Rungano Nyoni |
| Produced by | Juliette Grandmont Emily Morgan |
| Starring | Maggie Mulubwa |
| Cinematography | David Gallego |
| Edited by | George Cragg Yann Dedet Thibault Hague |
| Music by | Matthew James Kelly |
| Distributed by | Artificial Eye (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom France Germany Zambia |
| Languages | English 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]
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- ^ "Rungano Nyoni 'outstanding debut' Bafta for I Am Not A Witch". BBC News. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.