Rafiki
- Mon, Oct 5
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Wanuri Kahiu Run Time: 82 min. Release Year: 2018 Language: Swahili
Starring: Dennis Musyoka, Jimmi Gathu, Nini Wacera, Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva
Our Art House 101: Global Queer Cinema series is continuing its journey around the world with a landmark of contemporary African cinema: Rafiki.
When Kena and Ziki, the daughters of two rival politicians in Nairobi, meet and fall for each other, their friendship quickly blossoms into something deeper. But in a country where homosexuality remains criminalized and deeply stigmatized, their romance threatens to upend not only their families’ political ambitions, but their own lives. As the two young women attempt to carve out a space for themselves, they’re forced to confront a world that refuses to accept their love.
Directed by Wanuri Kahiu, Rafiki is a defiantly joyful story of young queer love. Bursting with an undeniable sense of youthful possibility, Kahiu’s film finds beauty and resilience in the simple act of falling in love.