Waithira (2017)
1h 12m
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January 1, 2017Release Date
Plot.
A portrait of family, and a study of migration, assimilation and generational spirit in the most gentle and intimate of terms. Kenyan born Munyiri, partially raised in South Africa and much-travelled since, creates an autobiography-through biography of her late paternal grandmother, Waithira.
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Waithira, is a 2017 Kenyan-South African biographical documentary film directed by Eva Njoki Munyiri and co-produced by director himself with Stefan Gieren and Jean Meeran for Team Tarbaby. The film deals with director Eva Njoki Munyiri's history and its intersections with forgotten Kenyan history, pop culture and the diaspora.Waithira received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals. It has been screened at festivals such as South Africa's DIFF & Encounters, Luxor African Film Festival, Créteil International Women's Film Festival, etc. In 2018, the film was represented at Munich International Documentary Festival.