BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28646@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Africadelic: Memory of Princess Mumbi (Special Screening) DTSTAMP:20261016T022035Z DTSTART:20261107T174500Z DTEND:20261107T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Genre: Drama\nLine up: Shandra Apondi Abraham Joseph Ibrahim Jo seph\nOpen: 18:45 - 22:00 hrs\nTickets: € 10\n\nFollowing the sold-out Dut ch premiere in October\, we are hosting a second\nscreening of the much-ta lked-about 'retro-futuristic' Kenyan mockumentary film\nMemory of Princess Mumbi in Ventilator Cinema in Amsterdam on Saturday\, November\n7!\n\nTim e: 19.00 hrs (doors open: 18.45 hrs)\nTitle: Memory of Princess Mumbi\nDir ector: Damien Hauser\nCountry: Kenya and Switzerland\nYear: 2025\nLength: 80'\nLanguage: English with English subtitles\nExtra: The short film Godpo wer (2026\, 16’\, dir. Geoff Browne)\n\nAbout Memory of Princess Mumbi\n\n Blending science fiction\, romance and mockumentary\, Damien Hauser’s inve ntive\nAfrofuturist film (although he rejects the label himself) reflects on memory\,\nfilmmaking and our relationship with technology\, while askin g what remains\ndistinctly human in a world increasingly shaped by artific ial intelligence. Set\nin 2093\, Memory of Princess Mumbi follows young fi lmmaker Kuve as he travels to\nthe fictional African kingdom of Umata to m ake a documentary about the aftermath\nof a devastating war that led to th e rejection of modern technology and the\nreturn of ancient kingdoms. Ther e he meets Mumbi\, an aspiring actress who\nchallenges him to make his fil m without artificial intelligence\, relying instead\non his own eyes\, han ds and imagination. As Kuve becomes increasingly fascinated\nby Mumbi and the world around her\, his documentary gradually transforms into\nsomethin g more intimate. Their collaboration develops into a bittersweet\nromance\ , complicated by tradition\, social expectations and Mumbi’s own future.\n Shot in Kenya on a micro-budget\, Memory of Princess Mumbi combines live a ction\,\ngreen-screen techniques and AI-generated imagery to create its Af rofuturist\nworld. The use of AI is especially significant because technol ogy is also\ncentral to the film’s story. Swiss-Kenyan filmmaker Damien Ha user\, who took on\nmultiple roles\, including writer\, director\, cinemat ographer\, editor and\ncomposer\, deliberately combines new digital tools with a handmade\, independent\nfilmmaking approach\, exploring the tension between technological possibilities\nand the fundamentally human nature o f storytelling. Since premiering in the\nGiornate degli Autori section of the 2025 Venice Film Festival\, the first Kenyan\nfilm selected for the se ction\, Memory of Princess Mumbi has enjoyed a successful\ninternational f estival run\, with screenings at festivals including Toronto\, BFI\nLondon \, Zurich\, Ghent and San Francisco. The film has also received several\na wards and distinctions\, including the ZFF Critics Award at the Zurich Fil m\nFestival and the Golden Tulip for Best Film at the Istanbul Film Festiv al\,\nestablishing it as a striking example of inventive new African sci-f i cinema.\n\nAbout Godpower\n\nSet in the coastal surfing community of Tar kwa Bay\, just off the coast of Lagos\,\nNigeria\, Godpower (2026) tells t he story of a local surf instructor struggling\nto provide for his family while navigating the harsh realities of everyday\nsurvival. When a tourist books a surfing lesson\, Godpower sees an opportunity to\nearn enough mon ey to buy his young son a birthday present. But as financial\npressures an d family responsibilities mount\, he finds himself facing difficult\nchoic es that test his values and ultimately reveal that the most meaningful\ngi fts in life cannot be bought. Inspired by the real-life experiences of\nNi gerian surfer Godpower Pekipuma\, who also plays the lead role\, the film offers\nan intimate portrait of fatherhood\, resilience\, dignity and the pursuit of a\nbetter life. Filmed on location in Tarkwa Bay\, with members of the community\nappearing on screen\, Godpower combines a portrayal of Nigeria's emerging surf\nculture with a story about love\, sacrifice and s urvival. Directed by Geoff\nBrowne\, the film won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the 2026 Dances\nWith Films festival in Los Angeles.\n \nAbout Africadelic\n\nAfricadelic is an Amsterdam-based non-profit organi zation and platform committed\nto the programming and promotion of African and African diasporic cultural\ncreativity\, diversity and activism in th e Netherlands and beyond. The annual\nAfricadelic Festival is an ode to th e African continent and its worldwide\ndiaspora\, celebrating the cultural richness and profound influence of\nAfrodescendants\, people of African d escent\, on global culture and society.\nTaking place from May 20-27\, 202 6\, this year’s edition once again featured a\nvibrant week of events. Bey ond the annual festival\, Africadelic presents many\nevents throughout the year\, including this special screening of Memory of\nPrincess Mumbi. For more information\, visit www.africadelic.com\n[http://www.africadelic.com /]. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/africadelic-memory-of-princess-mumbi-sp ecial-screening GEO:52.3601403;4.8656923 LOCATION:OT301 - Overtoom 301\, 1054 HW Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:activism,amsterdam-west,books,community,dance,documentary,drama, festivals,film,live,stories,talk,vondelparkbuurt X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Genre: Drama
Line up: Shandra Apondi Abraham Joseph Ibrahim Joseph
Open: 18:45 - 22:00 hrs
Tickets: € 10

Followin g the sold-out Dutch premiere in October, we are hosting a second screenin g of the much-talked-about 'retro-futuristic' Kenyan mockumentary film Mem ory of Princess Mumbi in Ventilator Cinema in Amsterdam on Saturday, Novem ber 7!

Time: 19.00 hrs (doors open: 18.45 hrs)
Title: Memory of Princess Mumbi
Director: Damien Hauser
Country: Kenya and Switzer land
Year: 2025
Length: 80'
Language: English with English sub titles
Extra: The short film Godpower (2026, 16’, dir. Geoff Browne)

About Memory of Princess Mumbi

Blending scie nce fiction, romance and mockumentary, Damien Hauser’s inventive Afrofutur ist film (although he rejects the label himself) reflects on memory, filmm aking and our relationship with technology, while asking what remains dist inctly human in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. Se t in 2093, Memory of Princess Mumbi follows young filmmaker Kuve as he tra vels to the fictional African kingdom of Umata to make a documentary about the aftermath of a devastating war that led to the rejection of modern te chnology and the return of ancient kingdoms. There he meets Mumbi, an aspi ring actress who challenges him to make his film without artificial intell igence, relying instead on his own eyes, hands and imagination. As Kuve be comes increasingly fascinated by Mumbi and the world around her, his docum entary gradually transforms into something more intimate. Their collaborat ion develops into a bittersweet romance, complicated by tradition, social expectations and Mumbi’s own future. Shot in Kenya on a micro-budget, Memo ry of Princess Mumbi combines live action, green-screen techniques and AI- generated imagery to create its Afrofuturist world. The use of AI is espec ially significant because technology is also central to the film’s story. Swiss-Kenyan filmmaker Damien Hauser, who took on multiple roles, includin g writer, director, cinematographer, editor and composer, deliberately com bines new digital tools with a handmade, independent filmmaking approach, exploring the tension between technological possibilities and the fundamen tally human nature of storytelling. Since premiering in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 2025 Venice Film Festival, the first Kenyan film se lected for the section, Memory of Princess Mumbi has enjoyed a successful international festival run, with screenings at festivals including Toronto , BFI London, Zurich, Ghent and San Francisco. The film has also received several awards and distinctions, including the ZFF Critics Award at the Zu rich Film Festival and the Golden Tulip for Best Film at the Istanbul Film Festival, establishing it as a striking example of inventive new African sci-fi cinema.

About Godpower

Set in the co astal surfing community of Tarkwa Bay, just off the coast of Lagos, Nigeri a, Godpower (2026) tells the story of a local surf instructor struggling t o provide for his family while navigating the harsh realities of everyday survival. When a tourist books a surfing lesson, Godpower sees an opportun ity to earn enough money to buy his young son a birthday present. But as f inancial pressures and family responsibilities mount, he finds himself fac ing difficult choices that test his values and ultimately reveal that the most meaningful gifts in life cannot be bought. Inspired by the real-life experiences of Nigerian surfer Godpower Pekipuma, who also plays the lead role, the film offers an intimate portrait of fatherhood, resilience, dign ity and the pursuit of a better life. Filmed on location in Tarkwa Bay, wi th members of the community appearing on screen, Godpower combines a portr ayal of Nigeria's emerging surf culture with a story about love, sacrifice and survival. Directed by Geoff Browne, the film won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the 2026 Dances With Films festival in Los Angeles .

About Africadelic

Africadelic is an Amste rdam-based non-profit organization and platform committed to the programmi ng and promotion of African and African diasporic cultural creativity, div ersity and activism in the Netherlands and beyond. The annual Africadelic Festival is an ode to the African continent and its worldwide diaspora, ce lebrating the cultural richness and profound influence of Afrodescendants, people of African descent, on global culture and society. Taking place fr om May 20-27, 2026, this year’s edition once again featured a vibrant week of events. Beyond the annual festival, Africadelic presents many events t hroughout the year, including this special screening of Memory of Princess Mumbi. For more information, visit www.africadelic.com.

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