Locarno Open Doors 2026: Neema Ngelime and Ivy Kiru’s Tanzania-Kenya Co-Production That Turned a Diagnosis into Art
The two filmmakers discuss collaborating on the experimental documentary that explores womanhood and motherhood.
Frank Njugi is a Kenyan Writer, Page Poet, Culture Journalist and Critic. He has written for platforms such as Debunk Media, The Standard Kenya Newspaper, Wakilisha Africa, Afrocritik, The Cauldron,The Moveee, Africa in Dialogue, Brittle Paper, Salamander Ink Magazine and others. He tweets as @franknjugi.
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