Walt Mzengi Corey
Tanzania 2023 I Original Version with English Subtitles I 13 min

FR 15 NOV
21:00 ARSENAL

This captivating fantasy drama, starring an all-amateur cast, tells the story of a little girl born at the beginning of the dry season who sets out on a perilous journey with a mysterious rainbird to end the devastating drought afflicting her community.

WALT MZENGI COREY is a Tanzanian-born writer, director and cinematographer based between Dar es Salaam and New York. He has worked on several award-winning films that have been presented at festivals such as the Black Star Film Festival and the Zanzibar International Film Festival. In 2022, Walt was selected by Netflix and UNESCO as one of six winners of the African Folktales, Reimagined competition, which led to the production of KATOPE. He is currently studying film at New York University.