Farewell Amor
Synopsis: After 17 years in exile, an Angolan immigrant, Walter finally reunites with his wife and daughter and they quickly discover how the years of separation have turned them into absolute strangers. As they attempt to overcome the personal and political hurdles amongst them, they rely on the muscle memory of dance to find their way back “home.”
The film is inspired by a true story of Ekwa’s uncle coming to the U.S. from Tanzania in 1996 on a student visa, with every intention of bringing her aunt. Twenty-four years later, they’re still apart, applying for visas that are denied, but hopeful that they will reunite one day. The film imagines a scenario in which that happens.
IG LIVE WITH DIRECTOR
Sat June 19th, 2021 (5 pm EST)
1 hour 57 minutes
YEAR
2020
COUNTRY
United States
LANGUAGE
English
DIRECTOR
Ekwa Msangi
STARRING
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Zainab Jah
Jayme Lawson
Joie Lee
Director's Bio
Ekwa Msangi is a Tanzanian and American filmmaker whose award-winning and critically acclaimed feature film Farewell Amor premiered in competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, garnering 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Msangi has written and directed for both television and film, and along her journey has been awarded the New York Women in Film & TV Director’s Award, the 2020 Durban International Film Festival for Best Screenplay, and was named a 2020 Sundance Institute Momentum Fellow as well as a 2020 BAFTA Breakthrough.
Most recently Msangi won the 2021 Indie Spirit “Someone To Watch” Award.