On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024) is a Zambian dark comedy-drama you can watch online on iFILM, written and directed by Rungano Nyoni. Late one night on an empty road, Shula finds the body of her uncle. By daybreak, the extended family has gathered — and the silence around what everyone already knows begins to crack.

Nyoni's previous film I Am Not a Witch established a sensibility that doesn't fit neatly into any single genre; this one deepens it. The women of the family circle the truth at the pace of a funeral, never quite landing on it directly. The film took the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2024. Watch On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024) online on iFILM.