The last sovereign King of the Zulu Kingdom, a female British missionary, an ambitious colonial official and a young Welshman are all voiced by actors to make AMASHINGA a beautiful and epic explanation of the British invasion of the Zulu Kingdom in 1879.

The film, a feature documentary, offers a compelling narrative of events that led to the battles dramatised in the films Zulu and Zulu Dawn.

Much of the Zulu narrative is in isiZulu with subtitles, and AMASHINGA brings new material to the screen. Voice actors guide the viewers using the actual words of Harriet Colenso, a missionary and Zulu advocate, and Magema M. Fuze the first Zulu historian to publish in isiZulu. The outcome is a beautiful experiential film with a narrative which is hard to believe, but true.

Inc Q&A with the creator of Amashinga, historian and Trustee of the Museum of Military Life, Simon Sole. Simon will examine the context of colonial rule in 1879 and also highlight the modern lessons of how this war came about.

All proceeds go to Cumbria Museum of Military Life in Carlisle Castle.

(PG)
2h