Online film screening
Lusala @ The Montreal International Black Film Festival

Wed, 09/23/2020 -
Sun, 10/04/2020
Online

Presented by the Montreal International Black Film Festival 2020 with the Goethe-Institut Canada
 
After the successful Toronto screening of Mugambi Nthiga’s Kenyan-German drama “Lusala” at the Toronto Black Film Festival in early 2020, audiences across Canada now have the chance to catch the moving drama at the digital Montreal International Black Film Festival. The film is the latest in the Cologne-based One Fine Day film series of African films mentored and facilitated by filmmaker Tom Tykwer (“Run Lola Run”, “Babylon Berlin”). The Goethe-Institut Toronto presented the first six feature films in its GOETHE FILMS "One Fine Day: Africa Now” program in 2019. 
 
“Lusala” (Germany, 2019, 65 min), directed by Mugambi Nthiga (co-writer Kati Kati, Supa Modo), with Brian Ogola (18 Hours, Poacher), Stycie Waweru (Supa Modo), Alan Oyugi, and others.
 
Lusala, adopted by an affluent Nairobi family a decade ago, is imposed on to leave home and start on his own. Eager and willing at first, he makes most of his life, until the demons from his past return, and he faces them on his own.
 
 

Mugambi Nthiga started his career as an actor in the Nairobi theatre scene, where he worked on several stage plays and musicals. Besides acting, Nthiga also pursued a career in writing as well as directing and he is part of an improve comedy collective. He co-wrote Mbithi Masya's Kati Kati (2016), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2016 where it was awarded with the FIPRESCI Prize. He was also co-writer of Supa Modo (2018), a film that premiered at Berlinale 2018, and went on to win over 50 prizes worldwide.
 
Montreal International Film Festival (MIBFF) is Canada’s biggest Black Film Festival amplifying black voices with 120 films from 30 countries for its 16th edition. Specifically tailored to fit the moment MIBFF returns for a meaningful edition available entirely online across Canada and around the World which highlights important topics such as the Environment, Immigration, Music, Human Rights, Women’s Rights, Systemic Racism, LGBTQ identity and Black Lives Matter. Also introducing this year, the Public Choice Award. Every MIBFF All Access Pass holder will be given the opportunity to vote for their favourite films on the Festival’s online streaming platform in various categories.
  
Films can be watched across Canada from September 23-October 4 by purchasing the festival’s all-access pass.

Part of the Goethe-Institut’s focus on Shaping the Past/Shaping the Future