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SUMMARY:Africadelic X Ventilator Cinema Memory of Princess Mumbi - NL Premi
	ere
DTSTAMP:20260823T185210Z
DTSTART:20261002T164500Z
DTEND:20261002T200000Z
DESCRIPTION:Genre: Drama\nLine up: Shandra Apondi Abraham Joseph Ibrahim Jo
	seph\nOpen: 18:45 - 22:00 hrs\nTickets: € 10\n\nDirector: Damien Hauser\nC
	ountry: Kenya and Switzerland\nYear: 2025\nLength: 80'\nLanguage: English 
	with English subtitles\n\nABOUT THE FILM\nSet in 2093\, Memory of Princess
	 Mumbi follows young filmmaker Kuve as he travels\nto the fictional Africa
	n kingdom of Umata to make a documentary about the\naftermath of a devasta
	ting war that led to the rejection of modern technology\nand a return to a
	ncient kingdoms.\nThere he meets Mumbi\, an aspiring actress who challenge
	s him to make his film\nwithout artificial intelligence\, relying instead 
	on his own eyes\, hands and\nimagination. As Kuve becomes increasingly fas
	cinated by Mumbi and the world\naround her\, his documentary gradually tra
	nsforms into something more intimate.\nBlending science fiction\, romance 
	and mockumentary\, Damien Hauser’s inventive\nfilm explores memory\, filmm
	aking and our relationship with technology\, asking\nwhat remains distinct
	ly human in a world increasingly shaped by artificial\nintelligence.\nShot
	 in Kenya on a micro-budget\, the film combines live action\, green-screen
	\ntechniques and AI-generated imagery. Hauser took on multiple roles\, inc
	luding\nwriter\, director\, cinematographer\, editor and composer\, combin
	ing new digital\ntools with a handmade\, independent approach to filmmakin
	g.\nSince premiering in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 2025 Veni
	ce Film\nFestival\, Memory of Princess Mumbi has screened internationally 
	at festivals\nincluding Toronto\, BFI London\, Zurich\, Ghent and San Fran
	cisco. The film\nreceived the ZFF Critics Award at the Zurich Film Festiva
	l and the Golden Tulip\nfor Best Film at the Istanbul Film Festival.\nWe a
	re very happy to welcome Africadelic to Ventilator Cinema for this special
	\nscreening and Dutch premiere.\n\nABOUT AFRICADELIC\nAfricadelic is an Am
	sterdam-based non-profit platform dedicated to African and\nAfrican diaspo
	ric cultural creativity\, diversity and activism. Alongside its\nannual fe
	stival\, Africadelic presents screenings\, talks and cultural events\nthro
	ughout the year.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/africadelic-x-ventilator-cinema-memory-
	of-princess-mumbi-nl-premiere
GEO:52.3601403;4.8656923
LOCATION:OT301 - Overtoom 301\, 1054 HW Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:activism,amsterdam-west,documentary,drama,festivals,film,live,ta
	lk,vondelparkbuurt
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong>Genre:</strong> Drama<br><strong>Line 
	up:</strong> Shandra Apondi Abraham Joseph Ibrahim Joseph<br><strong>Open:
	</strong> 18:45 - 22:00 hrs<br><strong>Tickets:</strong> € 10  <p>Director
	: Damien Hauser<br> Country: Kenya and Switzerland <br> Year: 2025<br> Len
	gth: 80'<br> Language: English with English subtitles</p> <p><strong>ABOUT
	 THE FILM</strong><br> Set in 2093, Memory of Princess Mumbi follows young
	 filmmaker Kuve as he travels to the fictional African kingdom of Umata to
	 make a documentary about the aftermath of a devastating war that led to t
	he rejection of modern technology and a return to ancient kingdoms.<br> Th
	ere he meets Mumbi, an aspiring actress who challenges him to make his fil
	m without artificial intelligence, relying instead on his own eyes, hands 
	and imagination. As Kuve becomes increasingly fascinated by Mumbi and the 
	world around her, his documentary gradually transforms into something more
	 intimate.<br> Blending science fiction, romance and mockumentary, Damien 
	Hauser’s inventive film explores memory, filmmaking and our relationship w
	ith technology, asking what remains distinctly human in a world increasing
	ly shaped by artificial intelligence.<br> Shot in Kenya on a micro-budget,
	 the film combines live action, green-screen techniques and AI-generated i
	magery. Hauser took on multiple roles, including writer, director, cinemat
	ographer, editor and composer, combining new digital tools with a handmade
	, independent approach to filmmaking.<br> Since premiering in the Giornate
	 degli Autori section of the 2025 Venice Film Festival, Memory of Princess
	 Mumbi has screened internationally at festivals including Toronto, BFI Lo
	ndon, Zurich, Ghent and San Francisco. The film received the ZFF Critics A
	ward at the Zurich Film Festival and the Golden Tulip for Best Film at the
	 Istanbul Film Festival.<br> We are very happy to welcome Africadelic to V
	entilator Cinema for this special screening and Dutch premiere.</p> <p><st
	rong>ABOUT AFRICADELIC</strong><br> Africadelic is an Amsterdam-based non-
	profit platform dedicated to African and African diasporic cultural creati
	vity, diversity and activism. Alongside its annual festival, Africadelic p
	resents screenings, talks and cultural events throughout the year.</p>
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