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29 April 2020
Kenya Upholds Ban on Groundbreaking Lesbian Romance Film 'Rafiki'
It's director, Wanuri Kahiu, says she's prepared to take the petition to the Supreme Court if necessary.
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Music
13 November 2019
Bobi Wine, Wanuri Kahiu, Kwame Onwuachi & More Make Inaugural TIME 100 Next List
The list Includes a slew of young talent from across the diaspora.
Film + TV
09 May 2019
Video: Wanuri Kahiu On How 'Rafiki' Took the World by Storm Since Premiering at Cannes
In 'Moments With: Wanuri Kahiu,' we sit down with the Kenyan director where she touches on the inspiration behind 'Rafiki,' the continued challenge to life the ban of her film in her home country and more.
Film + TV
27 March 2019
Viola Davis Is Developing a Series Based on Octavia Butler's 'Wild Seed' With Nnedi Okorafor And Wanuri Kahiu
The series, based on Butler's 1980 novel, will tell the story of "two African immortals who travel the ages from pre-Colonial West Africa to the far, far future."
Film + TV
21 March 2019
'RAFIKI' Will Make Its First U.S. Theatrical Release Very Soon
Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu's groundbreaking film premieres in April at BAM in Brooklyn.
Film + TV
15 March 2019
Kenyan Filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu Is Set to Direct Universal's 'The Thing About Jellyfish'
Kahiu, one of OkayAfrica's 100 Women, will direct the film adaptation of the young adult novel, starring Millie Bobby Brown.
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05 March 2019
Kenya's Samantha Mugatsia Snags 'Best Actress' Award for Her Lead Role in 'RAFIKI' at FESPACO 2019
The continent's most prestigious pan-African film festival acknowledges a queer character despite 'RAFIKI's' home country maintaining its ban on the film.
Film + TV
01 October 2018
Superhero Feel-Good Film 'Supa Modo' Has Been Selected as Kenya's Oscar Contender
Likarion Wainaina's film beat Wanuri Kahiu's 'RAFIKI' in the competitive race for this year's Kenyan Oscar bid.
Film + TV
25 September 2018
'RAFIKI' Revels In Sold-Out Screenings During Its 1 Week Run
The film's team recently announced that it's now available for viewing in Mombasa and Kisumu.
Film + TV
21 September 2018
Kenyans Can Now Screen 'RAFIKI' for 7 Days, Making It Eligible for Oscars Bid
High Court Judge Wilfrida Okwany says she was "not convinced that Kenya is such a weak society that its moral foundation will be shaken by seeing such a film."
Music
13 September 2018
'RAFIKI' Director Wanuri Kahiu Is Suing Kenya's Film Board to Make Way for Oscars Qualification
The Kenyan filmmaker continues to fight for her film to be screened in her home country.
Film + TV
23 August 2018
19 Films from Africa & the Diaspora To Check Out at TIFF 2018
The feature films, documentaries and shorts hailing from the continent and diaspora you can't miss.
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