New US Trailer for African Spiritual Thriller ‘Omen’ Directed by Baloji

“Here they tell you to do something, and you do it.” Utopia has unveiled the first trailer for an atmospheric thriller from Africa titled Omen, the feature directorial debut of the artist / filmmaker known as “Baloji”. This premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year as one of the most unique discoveries from the fest. It’s also now Belgium’s submission to the 2024 Academy Awards. “Zabolo. It means the mark of the Devil.” After years in Belgium, a young Congolese man comes back to his hometown of Kinshasa to face the complexities of his family and his culture. Omen is an ensemble film about people accused of being witches & sorcerers. Despite their misfortune they find the way to guide each other away from their destinies and into the phantasmagoria of Africa. Starring Marc Zinga, Lucie Debay, Eliane Umuhire, Yves-Marina Gnahoua, and Marcel Otete Kabeya. This trailer plays like a full-on horror movie, which really might be the right away to get audiences interested. It’s a fully captivating film, unsettling in many unexpected ways. // Continue Reading ›