Maangamizi: The Ancient One is a 2001 American / Tanzanian drama film directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill and executive produced by Jonathan Demme. It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival and has played in over 55 Film Festivals worldwide. Dr. Asira is faced with the contrast between Western medicine and traditional East African spirituality when a woman, Samehe, who is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, claims to be under the care of Maangamizi, a mysterious ancestor / shaman. Maangamizi: The Ancient One won the Golden Dhow at the 1998 Zanzibar International Film Festival. It won the Paul Robeson Award for Best Feature at the Newark Black Film Festival. Warriors: Spiritually Engaged The Making of Maangamizi by Queenae Taylor Mulvihill Copyright Gris Gris Films, 2006;

Cast: Mary Chibwana, Chemi Che-Mponda, Barbara O, Mona Mwakalinga, Mgeni, Waigwa Wachira, Samahani Kejeri, Mwanajuma Ali Hassan, Zainabu Bafadhili, Thecla Mjatta, Janet Fabian, Kisaka A. Kisaka

Maangamizi: The Ancient One is a 2001 American / Tanzanian drama film directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill and executive produced by Jonathan Demme. It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival and has played in over 55 Film Festivals worldwide. Dr. Asira is faced with the contrast between Western medicine and traditional East African spirituality when a woman, Samehe, who is admitted… MORE

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