The film Mami Wata is doing something different. Firstly, while many (well-made) films set on the African continent — at least those made by Africans themselves anyway — often take the time to show ...

A folkloric African water deity is the titular focus of Mami Wata, the Sundance-premiering film from writer-director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi. The revered Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) serves as the conduit ...

The seaside village of Iyi is the setting for C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s mythical Mami Wata, which chronicles the fraught relationship between an all-powerful African water deity and the villagers who are ...

Tracksmith has joined forces with African surf brand Mami Wata to reimagine a selection of its flagship pieces. One of the Boston brand’s highly sought-after staples is its Run Cannonball Run Shorts.

Shot in dense, high-contrast black and white, writer-director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s “Mami Wata,” unspools like a mysterious dream. It’s both inscrutable and hypnotic, delivering indelible images while ...

You don’t need to believe in the generosity of an ancient water deity to be transfixed by Nigerian director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s folklore melodrama “Mami Wata.” Respecting the conjuring power of ...

Lagos, Nigeria – On October 15, when C J Obasi heard that his film Mami Wata had been officially selected as Nigeria’s entry for the 2024 Oscars, he was elated. “It felt great. I think we definitely ...

Mami Wata manufactures its full range of apparel, accessories and surf boards in Africa to support local communities. Premium African surf lifestyle brand Mami Wata, named after the mythical African ...

The Nigerian filmmaker told IndieWire he was searching for his place in the world when the deity appeared to him. Soon, he was making an Oscar contender centered on her rich mythos. It all started ...

Selema Masekela—one of the co-founders of the first African surf brand, Mami Wata—remembers the first time he went surfing in South Africa, back in 1991. His father is from the country, but Masekela ...

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