Mamtsotsi bird (The)

  • Mamtsotsi bird (The)
Genre : Fantasy
Type : Animation
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2006
Format : Short
Running time : 12 (in minutes)
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The Mamtsotsi Bird - Evil soars to new heights

An African mythological creature, the Mamtsotsi Bird, is called down from the thunder by witches to carry out missions of malevolence.

Musa can feel something evil drawing closer. Her estranged husband Sipho tries to convince her that it's all in her mind because of her alcohol abuse.

Having gone for fertility shots Musa thinks her strained marriage will take a turn for the better. Little does she know that her husband has already consorted with evil to get rid of her.

Sipho, concerned that nothing has happened at the house returns to the witch doctor for another consultation and is given stronger muti and assured that the bird will perform its task.

It's a stormy Sunday night and Musa is waiting for Sipho to come back for the special dinner she has prepared for him. Lightning envelops the sky; a beastly monstrosity swoops down from the hill, summoned by the thunder and launches a ferocious attack on Musa.

Sipho returns home where he is greeted by a brutal reality.


Jo Horn: Director
Brenton Green: Animation & Visual Effects
Willem Viljoen: Director of Photography
Walter Green: Editor
Kirstin Cheetham: Art Director
Matt Horn: Assistant Director
Mpotseng Mdakane: Writer
Donna Mosely: Make-up
Adam Lomas: Original Music & Sound Design
Margie Horn: Production Manager
Leon Rivas: On-Location / Sound Recordist
Johannes Mnisi: Grip


CAST
Abena Ayivor___ Musa
Joseph Bale___ Sipho
Jane Nkosi___ Witchdoctor
Mapula Maimane___ Little Girl

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  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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