The Cannes Film Festival has released its official selection of films that will be showing .This year, six directors, including historian Wanuri Kahiu, whose film "Rafiki" is the first Kenyan feature to be presented at the festival.The festival is set to take pace from the 8th to 17th of May 2018.
According to the film’s website,
Rafiki follows Kena and Ziki who, despite the political rivalry between their families, resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls are forced to choose between happiness and security. Wanuri says the film was inspired by the winner of the 2007 Caine Award, Jambula Tree by Monica Arac of Nyeko, who told the story of two girls in love in Uganda. The filmmaker added that making a film set in Kenya, on two women in love, meant a deep-seated cynicism about homosexual relationships between actors, team, friends and family.
The filmmaker wrote on her Instagram page;
We did it!!!! RAFIKI my new film was invited to Cannes Film Festival!! It’s the first Kenyan feature film to be invited to the festival. What joy! And the talent…. Wa! The wondrous, special, beautiful leads… @nosta_lone@sheila_munyiva the supporting cast… the crew! Thank you! Trust we will bring all our fire to that red carpet! #AKenyanFirst#Cannes2018#Cannes2018Women
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