Rafiki

Wanuri Kahiu - South Africa

Synopsis

Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives they say; Kena and Ziki dream of something more. Despite the political rivalry that opposes their fathers during an election campaign, the girls remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society.

Film details

Genre : Narrative Feature film
Duration : 82 minutes
Year of production : 2018
Country : South Africa
Casting : Samantha Mugatsia - Sheila Munyiva - Dennis Musyoka - Patricia Amira
Screenwriter : Wanuri Kahiu
Cinematography : Christopher Wessels
Editor : Isabelle Dedieu
Director : Wanuri Kahiu
Production company : Big World Cinema - Steven Markovitz
Email : steven@bigworld.co.za - info@bigworld.co.za






Wanuri Kahiu produced For Our Land in 2009 for MNET; in 2010 her short film Pumzi won the Cannes Independent Film Festival prize for best short film, silver medal at the JCC and the 2010 Venice Citta di Venezia award. Her second feature film Rafiki premiered at Cannes 2018 and was nominated for the Queer Palm.