FILM DAYS limited edition – 21 – 23 April 2023
FILMS 2019: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2018: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2016: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2015: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
Marisol Gómez Mouakad | Puerto Rico, Mexico | 2016 | color | DCP | 90 min | Spanish, English | e.s.
“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives”, is what Kena and Ziki have heard all their young lives. And that getting a mortgage is the dream of every normal Kenyan. But Kena and Ziki want more. They want adventure and real love, not a dull existence as an obedient wife in the suburbs. It’s not until they fall in love with one another that they find out just how conservative the world around them really is. The relationship between these two young women forms the warm, beating heart of this sparkling, colorful film.
‘Afrobubblegum’ is what director Wanuri Kahiu calls her style, and the production company of which she is co-founder. In the words of the young maker, this stands for “fun, fierce and frivolous African art”. Like its two protagonists, this film had to overcome considerable resistance after being banned by Kenyan censors. Kahiu contested this decision and finally won in the Kenyan High Court.
Place: The Cinemas 5
Date: 11 April 2019
Time: 21:45
Duration: 1:10
Place: The Cinemas 5
Date: 13 April 2019
Time: 21:30
Duration: 1:10
Year in
Festival
Director
Wanuri Kahiu
Camera
Cinematography
Cast
Samantha Mugatsia
Sheila Munyiva
Neville Misati
Jimmy Gathu
Patricia Amira
Muthoni Gathecha
Dennis Musyoka
Country
Editor
Isabelle Dedieu
Language
English
Swahili
Length
90′
Producer
Steven Markovitz
Production Company
Big World Cinema
Rinkel Film
Production Design
Arya Lalloo
Sales
MPM Premium
Scenario
Wanuri Kahiu
Jenna Bass
Year of Production
2018