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Tapi !

  • Tapi !
Genre : Drama
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Format : Short
Running time : 25 (in minutes)

Tapi! is a short documentary that explores a formative moment in the life of Kenyan ritual healer Jackson, one of the last practitioners of the ritual healing practice called utapishi ("tapi"). The leaders of the local Christian church are not happy with the influence of the ritual and decide to go to court. Jackson pushes back against the threat of tapi's prohibition by religious movements who seem determined to erase the complex history of a people.

CAST & CREDITS

DIRECTOR : Jim Chuchu
PRODUCER : Njoki Ngumi, Njeri Gitungo
SCREENWRITER : Jim Chuchu
CINEMATOGRAPHER : Noel Kasyoka
EDITOR : Jim Chuchu
COMPOSER : Jim Chuchu
PRODUCTION COMPANY : The Nest Arts Company Limited
CAST : Vitalis Waweru, Derrick Wambugu, Neville Misati

Partners

  • Kenya : Arterial Network chapter
  • Kenya : Ketebul Music
  • Kenya : Studio Vista Network
  • Kenya : Kuona Trust
  • Kenya : The Theatre Company

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