Bao

Give the Beggar a Chance!

  • Movie
  • 2026
  • 8m
  • History
  • Drama

An African and African American debate on the ongoing diaspora war within the black community. Set entirely across the centuries-old East African Mancala strategy game, Bao, the film fuses historical archive with lived experience to wage a fierce interrogation of Black identity and pride.

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Director
Sekera Mohamed Besta
Starring
Mpianga Job Jr. Oueno, Purple Nwo

Cast

  • Mpianga Job Jr. Oueno

    Player One

  • Purple Nwo

    Player Two

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