'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' is one of the most original films of the year
"On Becoming a Guinea Fowl," Rungano Nyoni's new film, explores grief, secrets and trauma among a Zambian family. Susan ...
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The Sound and Fury of 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl'
After showing how a culture of silence around abuse can devastate entire generations, the arresting A24 film holds a mirror ...
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ is a searing African fable
The guinea fowl is a ubiquitous, henlike bird native to Africa, where it’s known for traveling in flocks and raising a noisy ...
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ is one of the year’s best films
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” makes a valid argument for speaking ill of the dead, especially if it bucks this respectful ...
The Costumes of ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' Had to Make One Single Look Count
Costume designer Estelle Don Banda tells IndieWire about the film's Missy Elliott tribute and about making one key look count ...
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Is Shocking, Surreal — and Absolutely Brilliant
Zambian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s second feature starts with a dead body in the road. It ends with rage, righteousness, and a ...
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The Resounding Silences of “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”
In Rungano Nyoni’s drama, a death in a middle-class Zambian family unearths a history of sexual violence.
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ review: A family funeral digs up a history of hidden trauma
Wherever it takes place, whoever’s life has ended, a funeral is a kind of collective memory bank. No two memories of the deceased, spoken or unspoken, work the same way. But a person’s life, and its ...
In the subtly powerful ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,’ stubborn wrongs linger during a funeral
The second feature of writer-director Rungano Nyoni ("I Am Not a Witch") shows her developing strongly with a story graced by ...
Will American Audiences Turn Out for ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’? Rungano Nyoni and Susan Chardy Make the Case for Their Zambian Gem
The mile-a-minute banter and easy repartee between Rungano Nyoni and Susan Chardy, the Zambian British director and lead ...