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‘Mami Wata’ Review: Cinematography Is the Star in Mesmerizing West African Folk Tale
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMami Wata is a multifaceted figure whose personae is as diverse as the diaspora that venerates her....
C.J. Obasi on Merging West African Myths and Genre Twists in Sundance Drama ‘Mami Wata’
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSeven years before its Jan. 23 world premiere in Park City — the first-time that a homegrown...
‘Mami Wata:’ West African Folktale Lands U.S. Deal Following Sundance Debut
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEXCLUSIVE: Dekanalog has picked up North American rights to the Sundance competition title Mami...
‘Mami Wata’ Review: Nigeria’s Stark Black-and-White Oscar Entry Weaves Bewitching Fable with...
Variety via Yahoo News· 7 months agoShot in dense, high-contrast black and white, writer-director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s “Mami Wata,”...
Sundance Award Winner ‘Mami Wata’ Sells to Germany, Austria (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCinemalovers has acquired all rights in Germany and Austria for “Mami Wata,” which world premiered...
C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s ‘Mami Wata’ Is Visually Profound, Even When The Narrative Falters (Sundance...
Shadow and Act via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNigerian director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi‘s Mami Wata is a festival first for Sundance. The exquisitely...
Oscars: Nigeria Submits CJ Obasi’s Sundance Title ‘Mami Wata’ For Best International Feature Film
Deadline via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNigeria has submitted CJ Obasi’s Sundance title Mami Wata as its candidate for the Best...
Alief Delivers Sundance Award Winner ‘Mami Wata’ to International Buyers at EFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHot on the tail of a recent slew of pickups and sales, Paris-based sales-producer-distributor Alief...
‘Mami Wata’ Came to Filmmaker C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi in a Life-Changing Vision
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Nigerian filmmaker told IndieWire he was searching for his place in the world when the deity...
Review: 'Mami Wata' serves up a gorgeously rendered West African fable, tinged with mysticism
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoShot in transfixing black-and-white by Lílis Soares, director C.J. "Fiery" Obasi's Sundance sensation beguiles with family tensions and spiritual dimensions.