Wanuri Kahiu
Kenya 2018
Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
Inspried by Monica Arac de Nyeko's "Jambula Tree", which chronicles a story of two girls in love in Uganda, "Rafiki" challenges deep rooted cynicism about same sex relationships among actors, crew, friends, and family in Kenya.
This screening is open to the public and has a reserved number of seats in compliance with social distancing regulations. To reserve your seat, submit your name and mobile number with “cinema” as the subject to
culture-windhoek@goethe.de before the screening date.
Cinemaverse, a project by the Goethe-Institut Namibia, will throughout the course of 2020 screen art-house films from in and out of Africa. Curated by well-known and multi-talented filmmakers, Florian Schott and Nocks Chatiza.
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