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Rungano Nyoni

Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter | * 03/17/1982 (42) | Lusaka (Zambia)
Rungano Nyoni is a Zambian-Welsh director, screenwriter and actress. She is known for the film I Am Not a Witch, which she wrote and directed. The film won Nyoni the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut in 2018 and has also garnered accolades from international film festivals. Her 2009 film, The List, won the Welsh BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. ()

Rungano Nyoni is a Zambian-Welsh director and screenwriter. She is known for the film I Am Not a Witch (2017), which she wrote and directed. The film won Nyoni the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut in 2018 and has also garnered accolades from international film festivals. Her 2009 film, The List, won the Welsh BAFTA Award for Best Short Film.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

Mwansa goes on a journey to finally prove that he is Mwansa the Great. ...

Mwansa the Great

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2011 | 2.7/5 | 23min
Drama, Adventure
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A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to file a complaint against her abusive husband, but the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true me ...

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2014 | 3.6/5 | 13min
Drama
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Convicted of witchcraft, 8-year-old Shula is brought to live in a penal colony where witches do hard labour in service of the government. ...

I Am Not a Witch

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2017 | 3.4/5 | 1h 33min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Rungano Nyoni

European Film Award for Best Short Film
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Movies with Rungano Nyoni as Actress(2)

2010 Iron Doors
as Secretary2007 The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane

Movies with Rungano Nyoni as Crew(8)

Directing/Director2017 I Am Not a Witch
Writing/Writer2017 I Am Not a Witch
Directing/Director2014 Listen
Writing/Writer2014 Listen
Directing/Director2014 Nordic Factory
Writing/Writer2012 The Mass of Men
Directing/Director2011 Mwansa the Great
Writing/Writer2011 Mwansa the Great

TV Shows/Series with Rungano Nyoni as Crew(5)

Writing/Story2020 Homemade
Production/Producer2020 Homemade
Camera/Director of Photography2020 Homemade
Writing/Writer2020 Homemade
Directing/Director2020 Homemade

Born: Wednesday, 03/17 1982 (March) in Lusaka (Zambia) (current age: 42 years + 33 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of the Arts London
Rungano Nyoni frequently works together with these people:
Rachel Morrison (4x, Crew)
Sebastian Schipper (4x, Crew)
Pablo Larraín (4x, Crew)
Gurinder Chadha (4x, Crew)
David Mackenzie (4x, Crew)
Johnny Ma (4x, Crew)
Kristen Stewart (3x, Actress)
Sebastián Lelio (3x, Crew)
Russell T Davies (3x, Crew)
Gabriel Gauchet (3x, Crew)
Hamy Ramezan (3x, Crew)
Matthew James Kelly (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:591002, Added: 10/16/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024