Katope
Director:
Walt MZENGI COREY
Duration:
14 minutes
Year:
2024
Category:
Short fiction film
Synopsis
As a young child struggles to find their place in the village, a mythical rain bird appears and sets them on a journey to discover the secret of their strange origins and a chance to end the drought that is devastating their community.
Country & Language:
Tanzania
Cigogo
Subtitled in french and english
Production:
Solela Art & Film
Walt MZENGI COREY
Walt is a Tanzanian born writer, director, and cinematographer based between Dar es Salaam and New York City. He has worked on several award-winning films and has written and directed films that have been selected at festivals such as Black Star Film Festival, Monmouth, and Zanzibar International Film Festival. In 2022, Walt was selected as one of six winning filmmakers of the “African Folktales, Reimagined” competition by Netflix and UNESCO, inciting the inception of Katope (2023). Currently, he is a Film MFA Candidate at NYU, where he continues to pursue the production of stories that hold the more delicate and often unspoken truths of humanity, and society.