Free member advance screening on Thursday, March 6, 6:00 p.m. Registration opens Monday, February 24.

"A magically transcendent, cunningly funny, and arresting piece of cultural commentary." - Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com

"Rungano Nyoni is one of the most exciting voices in cinema today and On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is abject proof." - Kambole Campbell, Empire Magazine

Opens March 14 | Shula (Susan Chardy, in a remarkable debut performance) is driving home from a party in the middle of the night when she spots the dead body of her uncle Fred in the middle of the road. Unmoved, she calls her family to share the news, and thus begins the grieving process. But as the days-long funeral proceedings begin, as family members wail and traditions are kept, Fred’s abusive true nature is brought to light. With the long-awaited follow-up to her acclaimed 2017 debut I AM NOT A WITCH, Rungano Nyoni delivers a darkly comedic and disquieting examination of family secrets. Free member advance screening on Thursday, March 6, 6:00 p.m., registration opens February 24.


Awards & Nominations

Winner - Best Director, Un Certain Regard
Winner - Silver Hugo - Best Ensemble Cast Performance, Special Mention for the Female Ensemble, Chicago International Film Festival 


The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu