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Wavumba : the man who believes in his stories / SNG Film presenteert in coproductie met de Boeddhistische Omroep met steun van het Nederlands Filmfonds, CoBo-fonds, Mediafonds een film van Jeroen van Velzen ; regie, Jeroen van Velzen ; scenario, Jeroen van Velzen & Sara Kee.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English, Swahili Subtitle language: English Publisher: [Amsterdam, Netherlands] : SNG Film & Boeddhistische Omroep, [2012]Distributor: [Vienna, Austria] : [EastWest Filmdistribution GmbH]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (81 min.)) : sound, colorContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
Other title:
  • Also known as: Wavumba : they who smell of fish
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: Production credits:
  • Cinematographer, Lennart Verstegen; editor, Stefan Kamp; music (guitar), Jeroen Schmohl.
  • Winner in the Tribeca Film Festival 2012: Best New Documentary Director
Summary: A Dutch, Kenyon-raised filmmaker seeks out the magical stories of his Kenyan childhood. Villagers and shamans tell ritual stories and tales of sea spirits, and the filmmaker follows Masoud, a legendary Kenyan fisherman known for catching giant sharks in his bare hands, while the two row out to sea, as Masoud tells his fish tales, discusses fishing techniques and flora and fauna, and becomes a guide to an intangible spirit world as they explore the holy islands, resting place of the spirits.
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Cinematographer, Lennart Verstegen; editor, Stefan Kamp; music (guitar), Jeroen Schmohl.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012.

A Dutch, Kenyon-raised filmmaker seeks out the magical stories of his Kenyan childhood. Villagers and shamans tell ritual stories and tales of sea spirits, and the filmmaker follows Masoud, a legendary Kenyan fisherman known for catching giant sharks in his bare hands, while the two row out to sea, as Masoud tells his fish tales, discusses fishing techniques and flora and fauna, and becomes a guide to an intangible spirit world as they explore the holy islands, resting place of the spirits.

In English and Swahili with English subtitles.

Winner in the Tribeca Film Festival 2012: Best New Documentary Director

Online resource; title from opening/closing credits (Digitalia Film Library, viewed October 12, 2015).

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