Wherever it takes place, whoever’s life has ended, a funeral is a kind of collective memory bank. No two memories of the deceased, spoken or unspoken, work the same way. But a person’s life, and its ...

Uncle Fred is dead. That’s how Shula finds him, flat on his back in the middle of the road at night, no sign of a struggle or an accident. But Shula’s unwillingness to get out of the car isn’t just ...

“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is not the first film about family secrets coming to light through grief, but it may be the most original. Rungano Nyoni’s amazing film — she wrote and directed — is ...

Olga Artemyeva is a film critic, screenwriter and film curator based in NYC. She has a PhD in Art History and teaches Film Studies. Her dissertaion was dedicated to the evolution of horror, and it ...

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The Zambian-British filmmaker builds on the considerable promise of her 2017 debut 'I Am Not a Witch' with this story of retributive anger fighting patriarchal tradition at an abuser's funeral.

This guinea fowl ravioli is a big deal in Northern Italy, especially during the holidays when everyone wants something ...

La faraona al forno, or baked guinea fowl, is a much-loved dish from Central Italy. It pops up at family gatherings and ...

On the drive home from a party, Shula (Susan Chardy) sees her Uncle Fred dead on the road. Shula’s chaotic drunk cousin Nsansa (Elizabeth Chisela) stumbles onto the scene and calls the authorities.