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Stories of Our Lives

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Mon 2 Nov | 18:30 | Ritzy Brixton        BOOK TICKETS

Director: Jim Chuchu Country: Kenya/South Africa Year: 2014 Running time: 60 mins Language: English/Swahili with English subtitles Colour

Two young women are in trouble for their ‘peculiar’ relationship; a farmhand is tormented when his crush begins courting a woman; a young DVD seller is intoxicated by the smoke and sounds of a clandestine gay bar. These are among the tales featured in this beautifully rendered collection of narratives from LGBTI Kenyans. Stories of Our Lives started out as an archival project by the multi-disciplinary Nest Collective, and the testimonies given have been tenderly wrought into funny, endearing – and at times heartbreaking – sketches. The quality and imagination achieved transcends the predictable but nevertheless disappointing response from the Kenyan government, who banned it on the grounds of promoting homosexuality.

Following the screening, internationally renowned activist Bisi Alimi will lead a panel on LGBTI rights in Africa. Join Bisi as he explores queer experience in African contexts as well as those faced by communities in the diaspora, and the visibility of these voices within LGBTI cinema.


A_Award_42pxThis film is eligible for the AUF Audience Award

 

 


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