Pumzi
| Pumzi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wanuri Kahiu |
| Written by | Wanuri Kahiu |
| Produced by | Simon Hansen Amira Quinlan Hannah Slezacek Steven Markovitz |
| Starring | Kudzani Moswela Chantelle Burger |
| Cinematography | Grant Appleton |
| Edited by | Dean Leslie |
| Music by | Siddhartha Barnhoorn |
Production company | Inspired Minority Pictures |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
Release date |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
| Countries | South Africa Kenya |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35,000 |
Pumzi (transl. Breath) is a Kenyan science-fiction short film written and directed by Wanuri Kahiu. It was screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival as part of its New African Cinema program. The project was funded with grants from the Changamoto arts fund, as well as from the Goethe Institut and Focus Features' Africa First short film program which are also to distribute the work. Kahiu hopes to expand the short into a full-length feature. The film is in English, but the title is Swahili for "Breath".