TY - ADVS AU - Kahiu,Wanuri AU - Markovitz,Steven AU - Bass,Jenna AU - Dedieu,Isabelle AU - Wessels,Christopher AU - Mugatsia,Samantha AU - Munyiva,Sheila AU - Amira,Patricia AU - Gathecha,Muthoni AU - Gathu,Jimmy AU - Arac de Nyeko,Monica ED - Big World Cinema (Firm), ED - AfroBubbleGum (Firm), ED - MPM Film (Firm), ED - Schortcut Films, ED - Ape & Bjørn (Firm), ED - Rinkel Film, ED - Razor Filmproduktion (Firm), ED - Tango Entertainment (Firm), ED - Film Movement (Firm), TI - Rafiki =: Friend T2 - Film Movement series SN - 9781980039785 PY - 2019///] CY - [New York, NY] PB - Film Movement KW - Female friendship KW - Drama KW - Teenage girls KW - Kenya KW - Nairobi KW - Lesbians KW - Nairobi (Kenya) KW - Romance films KW - lcgft KW - Film adaptations KW - Fiction films KW - Feature films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Based Monica Arac de Nyeko's "Jambula Tree"; Originally produced as a motion picture in 2018; Special features: Bonus short film: Hudson; Editor, Isabelle Dedieu ; director of photography, Christopher Wessels; Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Neville Misati, Patricia Amira, Muthoni Gathecha, Jimmy Gathu N2 - Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Inspired by Monica Arac de Nyeko's "Jambula Tree", which chronicles a story of two girls in love in Uganda, "Rafiki" challenges deep rooted cynicism about same sex relationships among actors, crew, friends, and family in Kenya ER -