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2019 Oscars: A Look at African and Middle Eastern Films in This Year’s Foreign Language Oscar Race

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2019 Oscars: A Look at African and Middle Eastern Films in This Year’s Foreign Language Oscar Race

Mina Takla December 10, 2018

Our weekly Foreign Language Oscar race analysis pieces continue after a short hiatus. This week, we take a look at a region that rarely gets... Read More

Cannes Review: Wanuri Kahiu’s touching if familiar lesbian romance ‘Rafiki’

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Cannes Review: Wanuri Kahiu’s touching if familiar lesbian romance ‘Rafiki’

Erik Anderson May 9, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Kena, short for Makena (played by Samantha Mugatsia) lives in the Slopes district of Nairobi, Kenya with her at-home mom and... Read More

Trailer for Kenyan lesbian romance ‘Rafiki’ from Wanuri Kahui premiering at the Cannes Film Festival

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Trailer for Kenyan lesbian romance ‘Rafiki’ from Wanuri Kahui premiering at the Cannes Film Festival

Erik Anderson April 24, 2018

This is your first look at the stunning trailer for Wanuri Kahui’s groundbreaking lesbian romance Rafiki. Stunning in its beauty and vivid color, Rafiki (Friend)... Read More