In Know Thy Body, Know ThySelf, Ty tells it like it is—raw, real, and ridiculously funny. Growing up, he remembers the first time he heard about sex as a kid: confusing, weird, and full of half-truths. As he gets older, things don’t get any smoother—there’s the awkwardness of healthcare visits with his parents, the sweaty […]
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WENDO, a fourteen – year – old swimming Champion is dreading the first day of practice with her team, after a long Christmas break. Wendo’s body has gone through noticeable changes over the Christmas holidays. On the first day back with her swim team, she endured taunts from her younger brother DEDE (8/9) on the
The title poem “Home” exists as a short film that follows a young Kenyan girl’s relationship with her body, her name is Adhis. It begins in the past, weaving through a time in Africa where a woman’s body housed joy, confidence and was celebrated in dressing & dance. The poem brings us to Adhis’ childhood
Bella’s morning starts with a broken plate and parental indifference. At school, a health lesson on drug-resistant gonorrhea sends her into a spiral—she’s convinced her pimples and period changes mean she has it. Misinformed friends only fuel her panic. Meanwhile, Bella’s mother, Sheila, grapples with how to discuss sex with her daughter after overhearing alarmist
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With the HIV & AID stigma on the rise in the year 1992 Nairobi, we are immersed into a world of a couple about to step out for a night out in town. The evening is shaken up when the man, Jackso finds pills that his long term girlfriend Beth, has been taking without his
“Detour” unfolds as Kwambox’s life takes an unexpected turn during a nocturnal tryst. Encountering her ambitious cousin, Trish, ignites a journey of self-reflection. A mysterious detour to the Rift Valley reveals hidden truths, sparking a heartfelt and tense discussion between Kwambox and her partner, Lemayan. As dawn breaks, the emotional rollercoaster takes an unforeseen twist,
Kisitu, a timid 28-year-old, witnesses a sexual assault but looks away in fear. When a a mysterious, rapidly spreading rash covers his body, he becomes desperate to unravel its origin. As he discovers the truth, he realizes the rash is a manifestation of guilt, threatening to transform him into the mythical creature known as Jimbi,
ABBAS and his wife QADRA live a peaceful life in the middle-class suburbs of Mombasa. That is until Qadra reveals a fatal flaw in their marriage- She hasn’t been sexually satisfied. She follows this with a demand for Abbas to give her an orgasm and this sends him down a rabbit hole of sexual education
Set in a fictional East African coastal town in 1 BC, ‘Unasemaje’ is a 10-minute drama short film about Mamu, a 20-year-old virgin who becomes pregnant without having any physical contact with a man. This situation leads to a secret meeting between three important people in her life: her fiancé, mother, and mentor.
A local government official, chief Matheke, mediates civil disputes, mostly of the domestic type. Chief Matheke’s bare bones set up attracts women who come before him, seeking better or even equal treatment from their deadbeat husbands.
