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Memory of Princess Mumbi

Damien HAUSER
2025 79 min Kenya, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia
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Synopsis

Funny and inventive, the film shifts perspectives and creates much-needed missing images

In 2093, aspiring filmmaker Kuve shoots a documentary about the Great War of the 2070 — a conflict that ended modern technology and led to the rebirth of kingdoms. In Umata, where he expected to document the traumas of war, he discovers a village that has found peace. There, he meets Mumbi, who reveals him the beauty of daily life.

Driven by an utterly original form and tone, Memory of Princess Mumbi proclaims a joyful and creative freedom, proving that powerful cinema can be created with limited resources. Funny and inventive, the film shifts perspectives and creates much-needed missing images

Cast/Avec

  • Shandra Apondi
  • Ibrahim Joseph
  • Samson Waithaka
  • Michael Garama

Screenplay

  • Damien Hauser

Cinematographer

  • Damien Hauser

Sound

  • Nikola Medic

Music

  • Damien Hauser

Age classification

  • 16+

Screenings

Monday 09 March 2026 20:45
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : English
Subtitles : English
Screening : 1st Screening
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Tuesday 10 March 2026 16:00
Lieux : Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins
Audio : English
Subtitles : English
Screening : 2nd Screening
Friday 13 March 2026 16:30
Lieux : Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins
Audio : English
Subtitles : English
Screening : 2nd Screening
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Critics

« Le Suisso-kenyan Damien Hauser livre un film plein d'inventivité, entre SF, histoire d'amour et documenteur, qui réfléchit sur l'utilisation de l'IA au cinéma dans une Afrique futuriste. »
Vittoria Scarpa Cineuropa 02/09/2025

Damien HAUSER

Damien HAUSER
Damien HAUSER

Damien Hauser is a Swiss-Kenyan director and screenwriter. He began producing short films at the age of seven, then studied film at SEA from 2016 to 2020. His first feature films immediately gained recognition on the festival circuit, with selections at Tallin Black Nights, IFFR Rotterdam and BFI London. In 2024, Damien Hauser funded his own production company. Memory of Princess Mumbi was presented in the Giornate degli Autori section in Venise in September 2025.

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Filmography

  • Memory of Princess Mumbi 2025
  • After the Long Rains 2023
  • Theo: A Conversation With Honesty 2022
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