Tracksmith has joined forces with African surf brand Mami Wata to reimagine a selection of its flagship pieces. One of the Boston brand’s highly sought-after staples is its Run Cannonball Run Shorts.

Nigerian director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi‘s Mami Wata is a festival first for Sundance. The exquisitely shot film, cast in black and white, is the first Nigerian film to debut at the festival. At the ...

C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi's third feature, which won the Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Prize in Cinematography, weaves the lore of a water deity into a propulsive narrative of village change.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Director C.J. Obasi’s Mami Wata is a monochromatic feast for the eyes that wants you to think about what it means ...

A priestess serves as the intermediary for a water spirit in this poetic stunner, the first homegrown Nigerian film to debut at the festival. Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the ...

For decades, the image of a surf lifestyle has been one of Southern California’s chief exports, but for too long it’s been tied to an all-white, geographically limited ideal. “Everyone assumed the ...

Mami Wata is the mother of the water who originated in African culture and was borrowed by North and South Americans from African immigrants beginning in the 16th century. Last Friday, the Chazen ...

You don’t need to believe in the generosity of an ancient water deity to be transfixed by Nigerian director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s folklore melodrama “Mami Wata.” Respecting the conjuring power of ...

Selema Masekela—one of the co-founders of the first African surf brand, Mami Wata—remembers the first time he went surfing in South Africa, back in 1991. His father is from the country, but Masekela ...

The film Mami Wata is doing something different. Firstly, while many (well-made) films set on the African continent — at least those made by Africans themselves anyway — often take the time to show ...

As a child, my first introduction to surfing came from brands like Billabong, Quicksilver, Ripcurl, and Volcom, which set up shops in seaside towns everywhere I visited from Bali to Santa Cruz to ...