Tapi!—A Speculative Documentary (2020)

“Tapi!” is about a formative moment in the life of a young ritual healer—Jackson—one of the last surviving practitioners of healing ritual, utapishi. He faces off with local church movements who are determined to erase this practice one and for all, alongside its complex history and context. Tapi! continues our exploration of African and black spiritualities, in this case the post-colonial erasure of indigenous ways of believing, and the roles race and colonial histories play in what and how we believe now.

Created and produced by the Nest Collective
Written and directed by Jim Chuchu
Starring Vitalis Waweru, Neville Misati, Isaya Evans, Derrick Wambugu and Brian Njonge.
Scored and edited by Jim Chuchu

World premiere: International Film Festival Rotterdam (2020)
Online premiere: We Are One Global Film Festival (2020)