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Genre/Form: | Documentaries and Factual Films Documentary films Feature films Documentaires |
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Named Person: | Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo; Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo |
Material Type: | Videorecording |
Document Type: | Visual material |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Manthia Diawara; Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda; K'a Yéléma Productions (Firm); Third World Newsreel (Firm) |
Language Note: | English, Swahili and Gikuyu with English subtitles. |
OCLC Number: | 176929725 |
Notes: | This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. |
Credits: | Camera, Petna Ndaliko Katondolo ; editing, Harry Kafka. |
Performer(s): | Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, Njeera wa Thiongʼo. |
Description: | 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Details: | DVD-R. |
Responsibility: | K'a-Yéléma Productions presents a film by Manthia Diawara ; written and directed by Manthia Diawara ; produced by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda. |
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Educational Media Reviews Online (1)
Who's Afraid of Ngûgî?

It is with this tragic event that the film, which had previously focused on Ngûgî’s life and works, veers off into another direction. The last third of the film focuses more on Njeeri and her new role as an advocate for victims of rape. While the topic of advocacy for rape victims is an incredibly important one, particularly given the silences on this topic in Kenya, the filmmaker should have chosen to explore this issue in a separate film. It is for this reason that the film is merely recommended. Despite the flaws in the editing, it remains a useful film for discussions of African literature, post-colonial literature and experiences, the challenges facing exiled authors, and the politics of language.
The production quality is good, with English subtitles for the Gîkûyû-language dialogue, as well as for assistance in understanding Ngûgî’s lightly-accented English. Footage is culled from numerous press conferences, staged readings from Ngûgî's works, and interviews from Kenyans from all-walks of life, from academics to veterans from the Mau Mau Uprising.
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- Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, -- 1938-
- Authors, Kenyan -- 20th century.
- Authors, Exiled -- Kenya.
- Kenyan literature -- Political aspects.
- Kenya -- Politics and government -- 2002-
- Écrivains kenyans -- 20e siècle.
- Écrivains exilés -- Kenya.
- Littérature kenyane -- Aspect politique.
- Kenya -- Politique et gouvernement -- 2002-
- Authors, Exiled.
- Authors, Kenyan.
- Politics and government.
- Kenya.
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