Māoriland Hub
68 Main Street
Otaki, New Zealand
Tue 30 Oct 2018
83 mins + Q&A
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Please note doors open at 6pm, screening starts at 6:30pm.
RAFIKI is about two young Kenyan women’s love and friendship, directed by Wanuri Kahiu who will be present for the screening.
Inspired by Ugandan Monica Arac de Nyeko's 2007 Caine Prize Winning short story "Jambula Tree", Rafiki is the story of friendship and tender love that grows between two young women, Kena and Ziki, amidst family and political pressures. It screened in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2018 and has just screened at Toronto.
Wanuri Kahiu was born in Nairobi and studied producing and directing at UCLA’s school of theatre, film, and television. Her films include the shorts Ras Star (06) and Pumzi (09), and the features From a Whisper (09), Africa First: Volume One (10), Who Am I? (16), and Rafiki (18). (From Toronto).
Rated M
This screening is brought to the Maoriland Hub by #directedbywomen #aotearoa in association with the Big Screen Symposium, LMC, Rialto, Spiral, Te Auaha, The Magic Fridge, the New Zealand Film School.
Māoriland Hub
68 Main Street
Otaki, New Zealand
Tue 30 Oct 2018
83 mins + Q&A
eTicket
Courier (signature reqd)
Courier (rural delivery)
Credit Card
Bank Transfer
Online Eftpos