Rungano Nyoni

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl: TIFF 2024 Review

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A masterful exploration of the secrets that eat away at a family like termites devouring wood, Nyoni creates a mosaic of emotions that is at times amusing, claustrophobic, and utterly heartbreaking. A brilliant work on every level, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is one of the year’s best works.

TIFF Short Cuts Canada International Program 5 Review

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Featuring gorgeous backdrops and exquisitely framed cityscapes, the final program in the Short Cuts International series is filled with cinematic treats of film and animation, and also includes a unique use of 3D. The 3D technique is used by director Matthu Placek in his sprawling crane shot examination of the then abandoned future home of […]