WIDOW CHAMPION
Kenya 2024 – Director: Zippy Kimundu – Original language: Other, English, Swahili – Subtitles: English – Length: 90 min.
To carry on alone after the death of a partner is not something that many widows find easy. In western Kenya, it also means fighting for the essential right to your own land. This film is a moving portrait of a woman who advocates for herself with resilience and humour and whose struggle inspires a wide-ranging feminist movement. Selia Fischer
German premiere
Biography
Since graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, filmmaker Zippy Kimundu has worked as a director, producer and editor. As a film mediator and founder of the global film collective Afro Films International, she is committed to the representation of marginalized groups.
Filmography (selection)
OUR LAND, OUR FREEDOM, USA, KEN, PRT, DE 2023, 100 min.
IN SHADOWS, KEN 2018, 18 min.
A FORK, A SPOON AND A KNIGHT, UG 2015, 13 min.
Nominated for the DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency
The films in this series tell stories from countries in transition. They are supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ and are nominated for the VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte Competition, endowed with 5,000 euros. The award donor is the Petra-Kelly-Stiftung.
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No youth rating
Camera: Steve Ruiyi. Editing: Jordana Berg, Franki Ashiruka. Production: Afrofilms International. Producer: Zippy Kimundu. Co-Producers: Heather Courtney, heathermcourtney@gmail.com. Distribution: NA
