Wanjiru Kinyanjui

Wanjiru Kinyanjui
Born	1958 (age 66–67)
Nationality	Kenyan
Citizenship	Kenyan
Occupation(s)	Writer, poet, journalist and filmmaker.
Notable work	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 ^{[ citation needed ]}.

Filmography

• The Sick Bird, 1991 ^[3]
• 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

1. Foluke Ogunleye, ed. (2014). African Film: Looking Back and Looking Forward. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 257. ISBN   978-1-4438-5749-9.
2. 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.
3. 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.

 https://africanfilmny.org/directors/wanjiru-kinyanjui/ 

External links

• Wanjiru Kinyanjui at IMDb