Pumzi
February 3rd, 2010 | Posted in: movies
Here’s a movie that immediatly got me interested. Pumzi is a short film that was written and directed by Wanuri Kahiu, a Kenyan woman who won a grant from Focus Films’ Africa First short film program. The movie tells the story of a distopian future 35 years after water wars have torn the world apart. East African survivors of the ecological devastation remain locked away in contained communities, but a young woman in possession of a germinating seed struggles against the governing council to bring the plant to Earth’s ruined surface. Check the trailer below:
Looking at the trailer it seems the movie has a very cool retro look over it. Furthermore I find it very interesting to see a movie in another setting than ‘The West’.
Currently the movie is being showed at the Sundance Festival in the hopes to find someone who wants to finance the full lengts feature film version. And yes, things like this do happen; Not to long ago a short movie called Alive in Joburg found financiers and was expanded into District 9, of which you might have heard. Keep your eyes on this one!
