Anne Mungai

Anne Mungai

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Dr. Anne G. Mungai is a Kenyan film director. She is best known for her feature length film, Saikati. She is known for exploring the stories of young African women and the challenges they face while navigating post-colonial Africa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anne Mungai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Saikati 1992

Saikati is a young Masai girl who has been promised in marriage to the chief's son. Rather than marry, Saikati runs away to Nairobi to live with her cousin and pursue her education. Nairobi, however, offers other problems and soon Saikati must struggle to return home.
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Saikati The Enkabaani 1998

This is the dramatic story of a young village girl who goes beyond traditional, rigid cultural barriers to become a flying doctor. Saikati is representative of girls all over Africa struggling to make their dreams a reality in cultures caught between traditional laws and modern influences. It's also a story of love, drama and friendship as Saikati also makes the difficult transition from girl to woman.