‘Farewell Amor’ Is A Moving Tale Of An African Immigrant Family Reconnecting After Years Of Separation
We touch base with director Ekwa Msangi on her debut feature being a timely universal account of the Black immigrant experience.
The newest film from director Ekwa Msangi is a striking depiction of the nuanced and complex Black immigrant experience that’s been long overdue to appear on the big screen.
Farewell Amor, Msangi’s debut feature, follows Walter (
The Chi‘s Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine), an Angolan immigrant who reunites with his family in the U.S. after a long 17 years apart. His wife, Esther (Zainab Jah), and Sylvia (Jayme Lawson), his teen daughter are virtual strangers to him as they navigate to reconnect in his small, one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment.