Watch War-Witch At The Nest This Friday For Free.

Every friday, The Nest has a movie screening where they show you movies that are hard to come by. I went last friday for the screening of Robot and Frank. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to notify you prior due to technical hitches the website was grappling with. These movies are courtesy of Lucille Kahara’s Muse KE.

The feature for this week is Kim Nguyen’s ‘War Witch’. The movie’s synopsis reads like a gut wrenching tale! The cast consists of Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga mwinga, Alaine Bastien among others.

“Montreal-based filmmaker Kim Nguyen paints a poignant and harrowing portrait of Komona, a 14-year-old girl (wonderfully played by nonprofessional actress Rachel Mwanza) who has been kidnapped from her African village by rebels to become a child soldier. She escapes from the camp with an older albino soldier and experiences for the very first time the joys of a peaceful and loving life, but a fresh tragedy will force her to confront and fight the ghosts haunting her mind” After reading that part I wanted to stop but curiosity got the best of me.   

Although inspired by a real story that took place in Burma, Nguyen decided to film War Witch in the Democratic Republic of the Congo without giving a specific location to the plot. He worked on the film for 10 years, watching and catching children’s points of view with his camera and mixing in tightly edited flashbacks in which the spirits of human beings appear with an ultra-realistic and violent storyline. But War Witch is also a poignant and impossible love story filled with magic, picturesque images, and even light moments like the powerful visit to an albino camp or the chasing of a white rooster.

As always, feel free to come with your own food and drinks to enjoy as you watch. After the film there is time allocated for the group to discuss and share their views on the film. Doors open at 5:30pm and screening will start at 7:00pm. Read more Muse KE news here.

Please RSVP so that there is enough seating available for everyone. If you have any questions, drop them an email at muse@b9-studios.com or send a message through Facebook.

These are all the awards this movie has won! I can’t even believe that I’ve never heard of it.

Canadian Screen Award for Original Screenplay, Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Cinematography, Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture, Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Editing, Canadian Screen Award for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Sound Editing, Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Overall Sound, Canadian Screen Award for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Art Direction, Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Direction.

Directions to The Nest are below.

House Number 4,
Jabavu Maisonettes (directly opposite the Kilimani Police Station)
Jabavu Road.

If you’re using public transport, use route number 46, disembark at the Kwality bus-stop and walk up the Cabro’d Mtito Andei Road (sometimes confusingly referred to as Rose Avenue). Turn left at the junction of Mtito Andei Road and Jabavu Road and walk a few meters to Jabavu Maisonettes.