Rungano Nyoni

Filmography Filmography Year Title Director Writer ProducerEditor Notes 2009 20 Questions Short 2010 The List Video Short, 20 minutes2012 Africa First: Volume Two Short film; seg. Mwansa the GreatThe Mass of Men Short film, 17 minutes Mwansa the Great Short film, 23 minutes 2013 Z1 Short film 2014 Listen (Kuuntele) Short film, 13 minutes 2017 I Am Not a Witch Feature film, 93 minutes 2024 On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Feature film, 95 minutes

The List (2010) A group of drama students are fixated on a surprise list as they are preparing for their final showcase.

The Mass of Men (2012) When Richard, an unemployed man of 55, arrives three minutes late for an appointment at the job-centre, Kate penalizes him for his tardiness. To avoid plunging further into destitution, Richard takes desperate measures.

Mwansa the Great (2012) The film follows three children: Mwansa, Shula and Tipa. They live in a small village outside of Lusaka, Zambia, with their mother; their father has recently died. The story focuses on the eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero and embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness, with unexpected consequences, to fix his sister's doll.

Z1 (2013) After years of resentment and distrust in a faltering relationship, Ruth and Guy decide to go forward with their separation, but as their relationship ends their ten-year-old son Max, begins to behave strangely.

Listen (2014) A Muslim woman wearing a burka goes into a police station, and begs the police to help her take action against her abusive husband. As she cannot speak the native language communication begins to break down between the two sides. A translator is brought, but she filters the experience through her own background and sides with the husband.

This film was produced by Nordic Factory, which specializes in stimulating cultural meetings between young filmmakers by giving them an international platform to work and collaborate with others on their early feature projects. Through the Nordic Factory, Nyoni and Hamy Ramezan collaborated to create Listen, which was re-released and showcased through Nordic Factories archival collection.

International Feature Film Award Foxtel Movies International Award AFI Fest Audience Award Africa International Film Festival Best Feature Film Mumbai Film Festival Special Mention

|Best Director Douglas Hickox Award Best Screenplay

Cannes Film Festival Caméra d'Or CPH:PIX New Talent Grand PIX Independent Spirit Awards Best International Film London Critics Circle Film Awards Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year London Film Festival First Feature Competition Filmfest München Best Film By An Emerging Director Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival Best European Fantastic Feature Film

Best Directorial Debut Bronze horse: Best Film

Evening Standard British Film Awards Breakthrough of the Year I Am Not a Witch

Zurich Film Festival Feature Film On Becoming a Guinea Fowl In 2018, celebrating Black History Month in the United Kingdom, Nyoni was included in a list of 100 Brilliant, Black and Welsh people.