It’s time to visit Nairobi, Kenya on our Virtual Summer Vacation with 2018’s Rafiki. Our agents come away from this visit with a deep appreciation for the Afrobubblegum style of filmmaking and the beauty of the movie. The story of Kena and Ziki is set in the context of a community and country where being queer is banned and yet Rafiki portrays a confident and intimate love story. Our agents were both moved and hopeful for the story of these two young Kenyan women.

Virtual Summer Vacation: Rafiki

Annette Wierstra with Kathy Campbell, Sage Young and Suriya Veerappan

The article that Sage edited: Kenya’s Rafiki is a Joyful Coming Out Story from a Country where Homosexuality is Outlawed

Interview with the Film Director

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