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Directed by: Daphne Matziaraki, Peter Murimi
Runtime: 1h 34min
Certificate: 12A
Topics:
Environment, Sociopolitical
Last Screened:
Thu 17th Oct 2024
For centuries, the Laikipia region of Kenya has been a grazing route for indigenous farmers.
It is also home to white ranchers who settled there during British colonial rule, and stayed after Kenya’s independence in 1963. As ongoing drought ravages the grasslands of Laikipia, the stakes are raised in a generations-old conflict over access to the land that everyone needs to sustain their cattle.
Filmmakers Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi set out to understand both sides of the fight, painting a complex and urgent picture of a region in turmoil.
The screening on Friday the 4th of October was followed by a Q&A with co-director Peter Murimi. Hosted by journalist Ian Haydn-Smith.