SAMAKI MCHANGANI Teaser (2014)

One of the winners of the 2013 Africa First Focus Features grant, “Samaki Mchangani” (Fish of the Land) is short film about the “Africa rising” phenomenon. On the auspicious day when Godfrey launches the first Tanzanian cellular company, he is involved in a fatal accident. Haunted by his series of choices, our young ambitious entrepreneur reveals more than one face of ‘Africa rising’.

• Nominated at the AMVCA 2016 – Best Indigenous Language Movie - Swahili

• Winner Best Director Zimbabwe International Film Festival 2015

• Winner Best Short film Zimbabwe International Film Festival 2015

• Winner Best Sound at the Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015

• Ousmane Sembene competition for Best Short Film at the Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015

• Nominated Best Director Tanzania Film Awards 2015

• Nominated Best Actor Tanzania Film Awards 2015

• Official selection FESTICAB 2015 (Burundi)

• Official selection FESPACO 2015 (Burkina Faso)

• Official selection Luxor African Film Festival 2015 (Egypt)

• Winner Best East African Short EAFN/Nile’s Diaspora International Film Festival 2014 (Uganda)

• Official selection Africa International Film Festival 2014 (Nigeria)

• Official selection Film Africa 2014 (London)