M'Zungu

Directed by Nik Galanski - 16 minutes

M'zungu is a crazed comedy about the only white guy in a West African town getting mistaken for Jesus, and through a series of misadventures ending up in sole charge of a newborn baby - all on Christmas Day.  

The crazy part is that it's a true story, and the actor playing the lead is the guy it all happened to.   Nonprofessional actors throughout the film meant keeping continuity was a challenge, and the true-life nature of the material meant some care was required to help the narrative into as conventional a shape as possible.  

 

M'zungu is the local term for a slightly confused white man.