Wanjiru Kinyanjui Explained
| Wanjiru Kinyanjui |
| Nationality: | Kenyan |
| Citizenship: | Kenyan |
| Occupation: | Writer, poet, journalist and filmmaker. |
| Notable Works: | Battle of the Sacred Tree |
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] This film, shot in Kenya, as well as Kinyanjui's short film A Lover & Killer of Colours were part of the Forum Special Program at the 2023 Berlinale.
Filmography
- The Sick Bird, 1991
- Black in the Western World, 1992[3]
- Battle of the Sacred Tree, 1994
- …If Joined by a Stranger […Wenn nein Fremder dazu kommt] (1987)
- The Reunion (1988)
- A Lover and Killer of Colour (1988)
- Karfunkel – Der Vogel mit dem gebrochenen Flügel (1990)
- Clara Has Two Countries (1992)
- Vitico, a Living Legend (1993)
- Die Rechte der Kinder – Der aufgespürte Vater (1997)
- Koi and Her Rights [Koi na Haki Zake] (1997)
- Daudi’s Gift [Zawaki ya Daudi] (1997)
- Die Rechte der Kinder – Anruf aus Afrika (1998)
- African Children (1999)
- And This Is Progress (2000)
- Say No to Poverty (2001)
- Member of the Jury (2001)
- Manga in America (2007)
- Bahati (2008)
- Africa Is a Woman’s Name – Amai Rose: A Portrait of a Zimbabwean Woman (2009)
References
https://africanfilmny.org/directors/wanjiru-kinyanjui/
Notes and References
- Book: Foluke Ogunleye. African Film: Looking Back and Looking Forward. 2014. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 978-1-4438-5749-9. 257.
- Book: Beatrice Wanjiku Mukora. Jacqueline Levitin . Judith Plessis . Valerie Raoul. Women Filmmakers: Refocusing. https://books.google.com/books?id=ERChvIcSwxgC&pg=PA220 . 2012 . Routledge . 978-1-136-74305-4 . 220 . Beyond Tradition and Modernity: Representations of Identity in Two Kenyan Films.
- 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. 10.2307/3346615. 3346615.
