Jane Munene-Murago is a Kenyan filmmaker, the first woman to study film in Kenya. Most of her films have been documentaries, produced through her company CineArts, on issues affecting women.
Life
In 1976 Munene studied at the government-run
Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC), and was the only woman among KIMC's first year of graduates.
Her first documentary, ''The Tender One'' (1979), was made with
United Nations
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support as part of the
.
''Unbroken Spirit'' (2011) is a portrait of Monica Wangu Wamwere, the mother of human rights activist
Koigi wa Wamwere
Koigi wa Wamwere (born 18 December 1949 in Rugongo, Nakuru District) is a Kenyan politician, human rights activist, journalist and writer. Koigi became famous for opposing both the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi regimes, both of whom sent hi ...
, who took part alongside
Wangari Maathai
Wangarĩ Muta Maathai (; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental and a political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. As a beneficiary of the Kennedy Airlift, she studied in the Un ...
in the 1992 Mothers' Hunger Strike to release political prisoners. The film was shown at the
New York African Film Festival
African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) is a non-profit cultural organization that presents an annual film festival and year-round community programs. Based in New York City, the organization was founded in 1990. The organization is dedicated to promot ...
2012.
Jane Murago-Munene is a former chair of the
Kenya National Film Association. She is Executive Director of
FEPACI
The Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (Fédération Panafricaine des Cinéastes, or FEPACI), formed in 1969 and inaugurated in 1970, is "the continental voice of filmmakers from various regions of Africa and the Diaspora", focusing attention on ...
.
Film industry to receive Sh20 billion
''The Star
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'', 8 September 2016.
Films
* ''The Tender One'', 1979
* (with Dommie Yambo-Odotte) ''The Chosen One'', 1991
* ''Women, Water, and Workload'', 1994. 14-minute documentary.
* ''Enkishon: the Maasai Child in Kenya'', 1995. 28-minute documentary.
* ''Out of Silence'', 2000. 23-minute documentary.
* ''The Price of a Daughter'', 2003.
* ''Behind Closed Doors'', 2003.
* ''Unbroken Spirit'', 2011. Documentary
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Kenyan film directors
Kenyan women film directors
Kenyan film producers