Wanjiru Kinyanjui
Wanjiru Kinyanjui (born 1958) is a Kenyan writer, poet, journalist and filmmaker.
Life[]
Kinyanjui received a master's in English and German literature before studying film at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin.[1]
Kinyanjui's 1994 film Battle of the Sacred Tree, focusing on a woman caught between traditional Kikuyu values and 'modern' practices, was financially supported, produced and distributed by Birne Film (Germany) and Flamingo Films (France).[2]
Filmography[]
- The Sick Bird, 1991[3]
- Black in the Western World, 1992[3]
- Battle of the Sacred Tree, 1994
- Africa is a Woman's Name, 2009
References[]
- ^ Foluke Ogunleye, ed. (2014). African Film: Looking Back and Looking Forward. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-4438-5749-9.
- ^ Beatrice Wanjiku Mukora (2012). "Beyond Tradition and Modernity: Representations of Identity in Two Kenyan Films". In Jacqueline Levitin; Judith Plessis; Valerie Raoul (eds.). Women Filmmakers: Refocusing. Routledge. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-136-74305-4.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ukadike, N. Frank (1994). "Reclaiming Images of Women in Films from Africa and the Black Diaspora". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 15 (1): 102–122. doi:10.2307/3346615. JSTOR 3346615.
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