Memory of Princess Mumbi is the first Kenyan feature to celebrate its world premiere in the Giornate Degli Autori, or Venice Days , the independent parallel section of the Venice Film Festival. But the sci-fi romance mockumentary set in a futuristic Africa is the fourth feature from Swiss-Kenyan filmmaker Damien Hauser ( After the Long Rains , Blind Love ), and the themes it explores are also a result of a journey of personal loss and mourning.

“ Memory of Princess Mumbi unfolds through … old behind-the-scenes footage, capturing how people find meaning in a tragic world and how even the smallest moments can hold profound beauty,” a synopsis for the mostly improvised movie explains. “In 2094, aspiring director Kuve (Abraham Joseph) films a documentary on the Great War of the 20

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