Warrior Women With Lupita Nyong'o
''Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o'' is a 2019 documentary about the actress' journey to Benin to learn about the history and culture of an all-woman army, the ''Ahosi The Dahomey Mino ( Fon: Agojie, Agoji, Mino, or Minon) were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey (in today's Benin, West Africa) that existed from the 17th century until the late 19th century. They are one of the few do ...'' (''Ahojie'' or ''Ahoji''), referred to by early European historians as the Dahomey Amazons, Amazons of Dahomey. The film explores the evolution of Lupita Nyong'o's understanding of the ''Dahomey Amazons, Ahosi'', from her glorification of the women warriors at the onset of the film to her ultimate comprehension of ''Dahomey Amazons, Ahosi'''s complicated history at the film's conclusion. Production notes Presenter The documentary film is presented by and features Lupita Nyong'o. She selected the project because of her previous work playing the role of the Wa ...
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Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (, ; ; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Lupita Nyong'o, several accolades, including an Academy Awards, Academy Award, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Awards, Tony Award. The daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, she was born in Mexico City, where her father was teaching, and was raised in Kenya from the age of three. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theatre studies from Hampshire College. She later began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. In 2008, she made her acting debut with the short film ''East River (film), East River'' and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series ''Shuga (TV series), Shuga'' (2009–2012). She then pursued a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. Soon after her graduation, she had her first feature film rol ...
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