THE BATTLE FOR LAIKIPIA

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.
 
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2024 The Battle for Laikipia