On Becoming A Guinea Fowl

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a complex and intelligent film that unfolds from its mysterious surrealist opening scenes. Shula and her cousin Nsana perform the rituals demanded of them at the funeral of their uncle, while they share and process the abuse that they and others received as children from this uncle. The respect for their family and traditions plays out against the urgent need to address abuse, misogyny and denial. Contemporary middle class Zambian life is explored alongside the maintaining of traditional cultural beliefs and rituals