HYENA’S TRAIL

By Kijo Gatama

Directed by Dr. Lebogang Disele-Pitso

Featuring Noreta Lewis, Ameley Quaye, David Madawo, Kijo Gatama, Makeda Romanetti, Ameley (Abigail) Quaye, Mpoe Mogale, Rory Turner, Amy Dass, Mukonzi Musyoki, Megan Gilron, Kyle Smith

Hyena’s Trail is a poetic drama that reclaims a classic take on witches through Eastern African culture and mythology. It begins with a Fisi (Hyena), a mother, and her daughters. Nya, a young woman who has returned home from studying abroad in Canada, is now a stranger in her old home. She is caught entangled in a secret she is ready to bury herself in. She has caught the attention of the cackling man-eater itself, scavenging for remnants of a big kill. Treachery they say unfolds on the laps of those who plant a dark little seed.