Waithira
How it feels
The director explores her family's past and her own identity as a Kenyan woman living abroad. She traces her lineage and examines how migration and history have shaped her life.
personalreflectivecontemplativeintimateslow-pacednostalgicthoughtfulbittersweet
What happens
Waithira is a 2017 Kenyan–South African biographical documentary film directed by Eva Njoki Munyiri. The film explores the director's personal history and its intersections with Kenyan history, migration, and identity. It combines elements of memoir and documentary to examine themes of diaspora, memory, and family lineage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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