Chicago Film Festival 2018: Rafiki (Friend)

With a love story set in the country of Kenya, Rafiki (Friend) announces the coming of Wanuri Kahiu as a filmmaker to watch. Kena (Samantha Mugatsia) and Ziki (Sheila Munyiva) have always been friends.  This is in spite of their families being the Kenyan equivalent of the Capulet and Montague.  While this may add some tension to their friendship, it doesn’t stop their friendship from becoming something more.  The society that they live in says that they can’t…

"Chicago Film Festival 2018: Rafiki (Friend)"