Filmscreening 'I am not a Witch'

As part of the ASCL African Philosophy Month, on 25 November we will screen Rungano Nyoni's I am not a witch.

The programme of the event is as follows:

18.15 - 18.35 Introduction by Dr. Louise F. Müller, researcher in African and feminist philosophy and film  

18.35 - 20.20 Filmscreening I am Not a Witch

20.20 - 20.50 Aftertalk, Q & A & discussion by Dr. Louise F. Müller, moderated by Pius Mosima, Lecturer in Philosophy

Abstract

Following a banal incident in her local village, 8-year old Zambian girl Shula is accused of witchcraft. After a short trial she is found guilty, taken into state custody and exiled to a witch camp in the middle of a desert. At the camp she takes part in an initiation ceremony where she is shown the rules surrounding her new life as a witch. Like the other residents, Shula is tied to a ribbon which is attached to a coil that perches in a large tree. She is told that should she ever cut the ribbon, she'll be cursed and transformed into a goat. A satire about ignorance and misogyny.

See the trailer here.