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.[4] The film deals with director Eva Njoki Munyiri's history and its intersections with forgotten Kenyan history, pop culture and the diaspora.[3]

Waithira
Directed byEva Njoki Munyiri[1]
Written byEva Njoki Munyiri
Produced byTeam Tarbaby
StarringJimmy Kamau Waithira]
Eva Munyiri
CinematographyStefan Gieren
Vincent Mbaya
Eva Njoki Munyiri
Edited byJavier Campos
Release date
  • 2017 (2017)
Running time
72 min.[2]
CountriesKenya
South Africa [3]
LanguagesEnglish
Kikuyu

Waithira received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[5][6] It has been screened at festivals such as South Africa's DIFF & Encounters, Luxor African Film Festival, Créteil International Women's Film Festival, etc.[7] In 2018, the film was represented at Munich International Documentary Festival.[8]

Plot

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Cast

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  • Jimmy Kamau Waithira
  • Eva Munyiri
  • Benjamin Fernandez
  • Lois Waithira Kamau
  • Munthoni as young Guka
  • Kamau as Young Boy Messenger
  • Eric Seme Otero
  • Kamau wa Munyiri
  • Lois Waithira Wendrock
  • Kamilla Wendrock
  • Thomas Wendrock
  • Eli Wendrock
  • Eileen Waithira Abisgold
  • Leila Abisgold
  • Gage Griffiths

References

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  1. ^ "5 Films By African Women Directors You Can Stream Now". Demand Africa. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Waithira by Eva Njoki Munyiri". lussasdoc. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Waithira film". junofilms. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Waithira". visionsdureel. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ "How do you write about a flawed film?". africasacountry. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ^ Makokha, JKS (21 September 2019). "Waithira: A family documentary and account of our national heritage". The Star. Kenya. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. ^ C.V, DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S. A. de (25 November 2019). "La Jornada: Waithira aborda la historia de una familia de Kenia para construir una identidad". www.jornada.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Waithira". MUBI. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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