Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)
An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to be in communication with another reality. In their confrontation with their individual and collective pasts, Dr Asira and Samehe are bound by fears and half remembered images of unbearable pain. Only through the spirit of Maangamizi, can the women resume their lives with an understanding of the ancestors and their eternal presence in a world of cruelty, hatred and death. It is a story that seeks to reclaim the connection between Africa and her Diaspora, and one that dares to represent the histories of two continents as it peels away layers upon layers of pain to bring healing of the soul.
Directors: Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill.
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Amandina Lihamba as Samehe |
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Barbara O. Jones as Dr. Asira |
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Samahani Kejeri as Simba Mbili |
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Waigwa Wachira as Dr. Odhiambo |
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Mwanajuma Ali Hassan as Bibi Maangamizi |
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Kisaka A. Kisaka as Reverend Waigwa |
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Adam Mwambile as Dr. Moshi |
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Adam Mwambile as Dr. Moshi |
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Mary Chibwana as Patient |
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Ummie Mahfouda Alley as Patient |
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Zainabu Bafadhili as Young Samehe |
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Janet Fabian as Sister Francis |
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Stumai Halili as Patient |
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Mgeni as Young Asira |
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Thecla Mjatta as Zeinabu |
| Production | Jonathan Demme | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Martin Mhando | Director |
| Directing | Ron Mulvihill | Director |
| Writing | Queenae Taylor Mulvihill | Writer |
