Waithira
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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