With lesliana pereira, ana santos, erica chissapa, silvio nascimento. Aug 05, 2015 queen nzinga, set in the 17th century, tells the true story of the african warrior queen of congo angola who fought a 40 year war against slavery. Adventure, drama in the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of angola. The illustrations are based on historical and iconographic research on njinga mbandi and the seventeenth century in angola. Howards nzinga african warrior queen, i felt a compulsion to establish links between nzinga, the text as i read it, and other nonfictional and fictional text ive read in the past. In the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of angola. One of historys most multifaceted rulers but little known in the west, queen njinga rivaled elizabeth i and catherine the.
Flowing freely between time periods, the play traces the diaspora of njingas people to brazil and the united states. Njinga ruled 17th century ndongo now angola as king because tribal. As storytelling is a deeplyrooted element of african culture, njinga features two kilunda spirit characters who step in and out of the action, leading the viewers through the play. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being humiliated by portuguese colonizers, njinga will become a queen and struggle for their liberation embodying the motto. Malika warrior queen animated pilotfilm full duration.
This screening was part of a series of african films being shown monthly at the phoenix cinema in north london. These monthly film screenings are an extension of the bfis very successful african odysseys film programme which aims to showcase films, from classics to new releases, that explore. In 17th century angola, a woman leads her kingdom in a long struggle for independence. May 01, 2020 the movie online wit full cast and crew. On 26th july we attended black history walks exclusive screening of queen nzinga, the movie. Nzinga, queen of angola 20 the movie database tmdb. Njinga queen of angola san francisco black film festival. The final element in the mix is capoeira, the liquid, hybrid movement form selfdefense as dance which has its roots in angola and flourishes today in brazil. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Nzinga, queen of angola 20 directed by sergio graciano.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing njinga, queen of angola near you. Ana santos, erica chissapa, silvio nascimento, miguel hurst, jaime joaquim, orlando sergio, alvaro miguel paese. The film stars lesliana pereira as queen njinga mbandi, fighting to liberate angola. May 22, 2015 see more of rbg communiversity on facebook. With lesliana pereira, erica chissapa, ana almeida, silvio nascimento. This movie was very well directed with a good cast, custumes and breathtaking scenes that pulls the viewer into the moment. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being humiliated by portuguese colonizers, njinga will become a queen and struggle for their. Queen of angola 100 in the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of angola. This was an excellent film that showed the bravery, perseverance and determination of queen nzinga who fought a long battle to gain the throne and to then lead her people in a fierce battle against. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being humiliated by portuguese colonizers, nzinga will become a queen and struggle for their liberation embodying the motto. Semba comunicacao premiered in luanda, in november 20, the movie njinga queen of angola.
1111 1217 474 869 823 673 878 219 469 835 985 1503 234 768 868 1221 1353 1194 764 1517 982 1239 228 713 638 583 744 489 1245 1172 154 823 523 289 515 391 79 408 202 1306 745 871 827 15 796