Jane Munene-Murago
Jane Munene-Murago | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Citizenship | Kenyan |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Notable work | The Tender One |
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.[1][2] Her first documentary, The Tender One (1979), was made with United Nations support as part of the International Year of the Child.[3]
Unbroken Spirit (2011) is a portrait of Monica Wangu Wamwere, the mother of human rights activist
New York African Film Festival 2012.[4]
Jane Murago-Munene is a former chair of the
FEPACI.[6]
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
- ^ Research in African Literatures, vol. 25, Issues 3-4 (1994), p.97.
- ISBN 978-1-119-10031-7.
- ^ Jane Murago-Munene, African Film Festival, Inc., 2013. Accessed 25 November 2019.
- ^ Monica Wangu Wamwere: The Unbroken Spirit.
- ^ Miriri Duncan, Women Drive Film Industry in Kenya, Women's eNews, 21 September 2004. Accessed 15 November 2019.
- ^ Film industry to receive Sh20 billion, The Star, 8 September 2016.
External links
- Jane Munene-Murago at IMDb