About & Credits

About This Project

- This is a private link only intended for the recipient. Sharing with third parties is prohibited. - A celebration of underrepresented culture wrapped in a psychological horror. This film uses surreal VFX and rich color palettes to visualize the scars of the past and the mythological Adze. It pushes the boundaries of genre filmmaking to give West African folklore a worthy place on the silver screen, resulting in an award-winning narrative that is both magical and terrifying.

Project Credits

TitleBeneath the Baobab Tree

DirectorGora Mboup

Year2025

ScreenwriterJamy Guda

ProducersLot Regoor, Raphael Hogers, Merel van Beek

DOPLieneke Veen

GafferMees Roozen

Production Design & Art DirectionRobin van den Hoek, Finn van der Reijden

Costume DesignSimone Struijs

EditorAlya Williams

VFX SupervisorsClaudia van Beelen, Paras Deol, Eli van Herwaarden, Inge Wenneker

Sound DesignFons Claessen

Sound MixHannah Abrahams

Sound RecordingEmilia Voortman

ComposerPablo Gonzáles Cardona

1st AD'sGregory Schurink, Marten van Gelder, Marieke Weitkamp

Script Supervisor & Director's AssistantLionelisa Gerding

Hair & Make-UpJuvellincia Colm, Vita Heijmen

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