‘Mami Wata’ Is A New Retelling Of An Old West African Story

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By Kovie Biakolo ·Updated February 1, 2023

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 the epic range of colors of their surroundings, this film is in black and white. There is also no way of telling the exact time period it exists in

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