On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

"On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a complex film whose layers are so dense that they’d be impenetrable if not for Nyoni’s knack for dark humor, fantastic imagery, and her seething rage at a patriarchy that has co-opted women to be its foot soldiers."

^{–Bedatri D. Choudhury, Reverse Shot}

"A cathartic, confident, unfussy film that brushes against the universality of death, while sharing the specificity of Zambian mourning rituals to a global audience."

^{–Thelma Adams, AARP Movies for Grownups}

“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is a magically transcendent, cunningly funny, and arresting piece of cultural commentary that puts the inequalities of tradition against the warmth community can, still, on occasions, provide."

^{–Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com}