Developing Countries Films
This year we present a double-location showcase of cinema by women outside the world's main filmmaking centres, focussing our lens in on Kenya and India.
We are very excited to be bringing two rising stars of Kenyan cinema, Wanuri Kahiu and Judy Kibinge, to London for screenings of three of their films; an award-winning drama, an in-depth documentary on a radical Kenyan environmental activist, and a dark graphic-novel adaptation. Following the Kenyan showcase, we offer you one of the docs that has most enthralled us this year, Independant Indian Director Saba Dewan's intimate search for the meaning behind a favourite song - The Other Song..
The Other Song
ICA Cinema 2, March 9, 8.30pm & ICA Cinema 2, March 10, 8.30pm
A beautifully filmmed journey through the almost-forgotten songs of traditional Indian thumri singing.
From A Whisper
Screening with Superhero + director Q&A
ICA Cinema 1, Wed March 10, 6.30pm & ICA Cinema 2, Thu March 11, 8.30pm
Deeply affecting, multi-award-winning drama exploring emotional recovery from the impact of Nairobi’s terrorist bombings of 1998.
Kenyan Double Bill: Killer Necklace & Wangari Maathai: For our Land
ICA Cinema 1, Thu March 11, 6.00pm
A rare opportunity to see the work of two outstanding Kenyan women filmmakers, with a double bill of equally compelling documentary and drama.
