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THE BATTLE FOR LAIKIPIA

07/10/2024, 21:30, CINOBO OPERA 2
08/10/2024, 19:00, CINOBO OPERA 2


KENYA, USA, GREECE | 2024 | COLOR | DCP | 94’ | SAMBURU, SWAHILI, ENGLISH

The cliché saying that the next world war will be over water finds its ultimate application in Laikipia, as the prolonged drought awakens class conflicts silenced for years. One of the best documentaries of the year, and one of the most important ever made on the subject of climate change, comes with the double signature of Oscar nominee Daphne Matziaraki and award-winning Kenyan director and producer Peter Murimi. A model of dialectic, set against the backdrop of stunning illustrations of a vast wildlife refuge, The Battle for Laikipia chronicles the conflict between the rich and the poor, never hesitating to pump up the volume while documenting the irreversible evils of modern colonialism.

DIRECTORS: Daphne Matziaraki, Peter Murimi
DoP: Daphne Matziaraki, Peter Murimi, Maya Craig
MUSIC: William Ryan Fritch
EDITOR: Sam Soko

DAPHNE MATZIARAKI, PETER MURIMI
Matziaraki is a Greek director, writer and producer. She is a graduate from UCLA. Her thesis-film “4.1 Miles” received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary (Short). Murimi is an award-winning Kenyan documentary director. His feature-length documentary “I Am Samuel” (2020) was screened at various film festivals, including BFI and Human Rights Watch. He won the CNN Africa Journalist of the Year Award in 2004.
 
FILMOGRAPHY (SHARED)
2024 The Battle for Laikipia


        ONLINE TICKETS


        : International Documentaries Competition

        RUSSIANS AT WAR

        RUSSIANS AT WAR

        04/10/2024, 19:30, ASTOR
        05/10/2024, 20:00, DANAOS 2

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        LOVE ALONE CAN’T MAKE A CHILD | DER WUNSCH

        04/10/2024, 22:00, CINOBO OPERA 2
        07/10/2024, 19:00, CINOBO OPERA 2

        A SUDDEN GLIMPSE TO DEEPER THINGS

        A SUDDEN GLIMPSE TO DEEPER THINGS

        05/10/2024, 17:30, DANAOS 1
        08/10/2024, 21:00, DANAOS 2

        PORCELAIN WAR

        PORCELAIN WAR

        05/10/2024, 19:30, ASTOR
        06/10/2024, 19:00, DANAOS 2

        SAVANNA AND THE MOUNTAIN

        SAVANNA AND THE MOUNTAIN

        06/10/2024, 19:30, CINOBO OPERA 2
        07/10/2024, 21:30, DANAOS 2

        NO OTHER LAND

        NO OTHER LAND

        06/10/2024, 19:30, ASTOR
        11/10/2024, 19:30, DANAOS 2

        ARCHITECTON

        ARCHITECTON

        07/10/2024, 17:45, DANAOS 1
        10/10/2024, 19:00, DANAOS 2

        ADRIANNE AND THE CASTLE

        ADRIANNE AND THE CASTLE

        09/10/2024, 21:30, DANAOS 2
        14/10/2024, 19:00, DANAOS 2