Marimari, a film by first-time producer and WIFT member, Shu Run Yap, won the Award of Merit at the Impact DOCS Award! This category recognizes passionate filmmakers that delivered projects highlighting issues from around the planet. Congratulations to the team on this project, including WIFT member, Mel Graham on Sound Design.
This film screened as part of Whānau Mārama NZIFF and had sold out screenings in Wellington.
In an Eastern Highlands town of Papua New Guinea, a baby falls sick and does not recover; this is grounds for women of the village and their families to be accused of sanguma, a type of witchcraft or black magic. They are left with a difficult choice; abandon their home and flee into the bush or face retribution at the hands of their accusers. It’s just one case of a violent epidemic that continues to grow within the country. Displaced survivors of sorcery-accusation-related violence (SARV) find themselves alone and unsupported, the police unwilling or unable to investigate the majority of cases.
The observational lens of Kiwi documentary filmmaker Paul Wolffram takes the audience deep into lushly forested landscapes to hear harrowing first-hand accounts from both survivors and perpetrators.
Learn more about the film - here
Check out the awards listing here: https://impactdocsawards.com/awards-of-merit-august-2024/