Wilmington, Delaware

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
Cannes Film Festival Winner
(Ireland, UK, USA, Zambia)
Comedy/Drama • 95 min • English subtitles
Screening Rm. 10/10 6:00pm

$15.00

Friday October 10th, 2025 @ 6:00pm
The Screening Room EAST
1313 N Market St., Wilmington, DE 19801
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins begin to unravel the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
Directed by Rungano Nyoni

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Awards / Nominations

British Independent Film Awards

2024 Winner British Independent Film Award:
Breakthrough Performance, sponsored by Netflix
2024 Nominee British Independent Film Award:
Best British Independent Film
2024 Nominee British Independent Film Award:
Best Casting, sponsored by Casting Society & Spotlight
2024 Nominee British Independent Film Award:
Best Director
2024 Nominee British Independent Film Award:
Best Screenplay, Sponsored by Apple Original Films

Cannes Film Festival

2024 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
2024 Winner Un Certain Regard: Best Director

Chicago International Film Festival

2024 Nominee Gold Hugo: Best Feature
2024 Winner Silver Hugo: Best Ensemble Cast Performance

Denver Film Festival

2024 Nominee Krzysztof Kieslowski Award: Best Feature Film

London Film Festival

2024 Nominee Best Film: Official Competition
2024 Winner Special Mention

Melbourne International Film Festival

2024 Nominee Bright Horizons Award

Bergen International Film Festival

2024 Winner Cinema Extraordinaire

Zurich Film Festival

2024 Winner Golden Eye Award

Festival du nouveau cinéma

2024 Nominee Louve d’Or

IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival

2025 Winner Grand Prize City of Lisbon: International Competition
2025 Winner Amnesty International Award

Girls on Film Awards

2025 Nominee Girls on Film Award: Best Composer

oOn Becoming A Guinea Fowl

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