Maona presents: Farewell Amor18

Directed by Ekwa Msangi | USA | 2020 | 1h 35m | Portuguese & Aboriginal w/ English subtitles | Starring Jayme Lawson, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Joie Lee, Nana Mensah

After being separated for 17 years, an Angolan immigrant is finally reunited with his wife and teenage daughter in the US. Living together in a small one-bedroom apartment as strangers, they discover a mutual passion for dance. Tanzanian-American director Ekwa Msangi’s debut film is a heartfelt and empathetic portrayal of a family working to reconnect and heal from the long-lasting effects of conflict.

Screening presented by African cinema curator Tatenda Jamera, Maona Art.

Reviews

‘There are three sides to every story in Ekwa Msangi’s vivid and carefully observed feature debut, and so she cleverly splits the film into thirds, replaying the action but changing the vantage point with each chapter.’
★★★★
Simran Hans, The Observer

‘The performances sell it, especially from Lawson, who comes out a real shining star, not just in her obvious dancing abilities, but in how she telegraphs so much with so little.’
★★★★
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire

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We showed Maona presents: Farewell Amor between August 20, 2024 and August 20, 2024.

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