Testament [2021]
SYNOPSISA powerful woman leads a struggle for narrative and economic justice in Kenya. Wanjugu Kimathi is searching for her father’s remains. Her father, Dedan Kimathi, was the legendary leader of Kenya’s 1950’s Independence Movement, who was executed by the British in 1957, his body secretly dumped, the whereabouts never made public. Along her journey, Wanjugu learns of a buried history of British colonial atrocities, including concentration camps, and massive land theft that left hundreds of thousands of Kenyans destitute.
Her personal mission expands, and she transforms into a powerful advocate, exposing colonial brutality while building a nation-wide grassroots movement for land resettlement.
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Director:
Zippy Kimundu, Meena NanjiProducer:
Meena Nanji, Eliane Ferreira
STATUS:
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