Rafiki
| Title | Rafiki |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Bechdel test, Vito Russo test, AfroBubbleGum Test |
| Participant in | 2018 Cannes Film Festival |
| Genre | LGBTQ-related film, drama film |
| Publication date | 2018, 31 Yʋʋmpaal/Nwadisayi 2019 |
| Country of origin | Kenya |
| Original language of film or TV show | English, Swahili |
| Director | Wanuri Kahiu |
| Screenwriter | Wanuri Kahiu, Jenna Bass |
| Film editor | Isabelle Dedieu |
| Producer | Steven Markovitz |
| Distributed by | iTunes |
| Narrative location | Nairobi |
| Color | color |
| Review score | 93%, 7.3/10 |
| Nominated for | IFFR audience award |
| Distribution format | digital download, video on demand |
| ClassInd rating | 14 |
| CNC film rating (France) | no age restriction |
| EIRIN film rating | G |
| KFCB classification (Kenya) | Restricted/Banned |
| Kijkwijzer rating | 12 |
| Official website | https://www.rafikimovie.com/ |
Rafiki anԑ yʋʋm tusayi nԑ piinԑ anii Kenya dim sini kanԑ ka onԑ gaad tuoni maal an Wanuri Kahiu.[1] Rafiki anԑ nͻŋilim sini kanԑ pa’an pʋ’ab ayi’ banԑ buon Kena nԑ Ziki, la’an nԑ wada pʋʋgin pʋ bas suor ye pʋ’ab dim taaba bԑ Kenya la. Sini la da yi paalʋ bԑ Un Certain Regard ni bԑ yʋʋm tusayi nԑ piinԑ anii Cannes Film Festival;[2][3] Linԑ da an yiiga sini kanԑ ka ba maal Kenya ka yisi li di’ema la ni.[4]
Maalig suor
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Kena sʋŋid o saam John Mwaura ka o kuosid sitͻͻ bԑ Nairobi ka o saam la lԑԑ nya’a tԑŋin la vootʋg na’am. Kena bԑnԑ o ma san’an, o ma nԑ o saam John da pʋ pian’ad taaba. Kena da nͻk o mԑŋi la’as nԑ Ziki, pʋ’asadir kanԑ an ba kpi’a, on anԑ onԑ nya’ad na’am nԑ Kena saam ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Peter Okemi. Kena nԑ Ziki kԑn zin’is si’eba wan wʋʋ nid nԑ o pʋ’a nԑ, ka miilim taaba hali, ka lԑԑ kʋ nyaŋi pa’ali ba nͻŋilim la paalʋ nii, bͻzugͻ, wada pʋ siak ye pʋ’ab di pʋ’ab bԑ Kenya tԑŋinԑ.[5][6]
Yʋma bi’ela nya’aŋ ka Kena kilim dʋata ka wʋm labaar ye Ziki lԑb tԑnpʋʋgin na. Ban nyԑ taaba ka maan sʋmmalisim la ka sini la naae: yʋma si’em nya’aŋ ka ba nan kpԑlim nͻŋ taaba.[5][6]
Maanmaanib
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]· Samantha Mugatsia an Kena Mwaura
· Sheila Munyiva an Ziki Okemi
· Neville Misati an Blacksta
· Nini Wacera an Mercy
· Jimmy Gathu an John Mwaura
· Charlie Karumi an Waireri
· Muthoni Gathecha an Mama Atim
· Dennis Musyoka an Peter Okemi
· Patricia Amira an Rose Okemi
· Nice Githinji an Nduta
· Patricia Kihoro an Josephine
· Githae Njogu an Pastor
· Mellen Aura an Elizabeth
· Derrick Assetto an Police #1
· Juliette Achieng' an Police #2
· Vitalis Waweru an Tom
· Leila Weema an Elizabeth zua
· Perscilla Wanjiku an Machoko pʋ’a
· Mary Wanjiku an Mrs. Ngugi
· Stephen Ruiru an onԑ ka ba nͻk nԑ moto
· Mburu Kimani an onԑ dͻribid lͻri giligidi tisid la’ad
· Jane Wachu an Tuktuk Dͻriba
· Justin Mirichii an Security Guard
· Edwin Owino an Otemi dim kpԑԑm
Maalig
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Ban da nyԑ kpԑmisig zin’ig sia maal sini la anԑ Uganda Monica Arac de Nyeko 2007 Caine Prize-sini giŋ kanԑ da buon "Jambula Tree" la ni.[7] Sini la ka ba pʋd "Rafiki" (li gbin anԑ "zua" anԑ Swahili buudi pian’ad) la yinԑ ban pʋ siakid ye pʋ’a kʋl o pʋ’a tiraan bԑԑ daʋ dii o daʋ tiraan la zug, ka li tͻi nԑ sͻ’ na yel o sabua nwana ka ba babayi’ la wʋsa an pʋ’ab bԑԑ dab, linzug ka ba yet nidib ye ba zua.[8]
Lʋgir kanԑ buon Metacritic la ni, nidib da si’ak sini la pisyuobʋ nԑ anii, kͻbiga pʋʋgin, nidib piiga nԑ ayͻpͻi da pian’a, ka li pa’al ye nidib siaki li nu’us ayi’.[9] Dinԑ lԑn paas ya’as, rotten tomatoes ni, nidib pisnii da pian’a li yela ka nidib pisnaasi nԑ anii pian’a li yela sʋ’ʋŋa.[10] Sini la da yi paalʋ Dutch bԑ International Film Festival Rotterdam yʋʋm tusayi nԑ piinԑ awai ni, linԑ da paasid pisnaasi nԑ anii daan la.[11] Ba da yisi li paalʋ bԑ Dublin International Film Festival yʋʋm kan ni.[12]
Ya’an piini
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]Mugatsia da di ya’an piini kanԑ an pʋakanԑ mͻr sini baŋiri gaad o taaba bԑ 2019 FESPACO bԑ Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on da maal sini pa’al nidib bԑilim Kena tԑŋin la yela.[13]
Sini la da lԑn kԑ ka ba di ya’ani bԑ Seattle Queer Film Festival yʋʋm tusayi nԑ piinԑ awai ni. Li da lԑn kԑ ka ba di’e ya’an piini kanԑ buon Silver Hugo award bԑ Chicago International Film Festival.[14]
Ban gaans Rafiki sini la zin’is si’eba ye li nar nԑ ya’an piini di’er nԑ ban di’e piinsi’eba yʋma pʋʋgin:
Ya’an piini di'er gaŋir
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]| Yʋʋm | Piini lʋgir | Buudi | Result | Vԑԑnsa |
| 2018 | American Film Institute (AFI) Festival | Audience Award:
New Auteurs |
Nominated | [15][16] |
| 2018 | Bratislava International Film Festival | Viewers' Choice Award | Won | |
| 2018 | Cannes Film Festival | Queer Palm | Nominated | [17][18][19] |
| Un Certain Regard | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Carthage Film Festival | Tanit d'Or:
Narrative Feature Film |
Nominated | [18] |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role: Samantha Mugatsia | Won | |||
| Best Music: Narrative Feature Film | Won | |||
| 2018 | Chicago International Film Festival | Silver Q- Hugo | Won | [20][14] |
| Gold Q- Hugo | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Durban International Film Festival | Best Film: International Competition | Nominated | [citation needed] |
| 2018 | LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGBT Film Festival | Jury Prize:
Best Acting- Samantha Mugatsia |
Won | [21] |
| Audience Award:
Best Feature Film |
Won | |||
| 2018 | LUCAS - International Festival of Films for Children and Young | Youngsters Award:
Section 16+ |
Won | [22][21] |
| Bridging The Borders Award | Won | |||
| 2018 | Merlinka Festival | Jury Prize:
Best Feature Film |
Nominated | |
| 2018 | NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival | Audience Award:
Narrative Feature |
Won | [21] |
| 2018 | Oslo Films from the South Festival | Audience Award | Nominated | |
| New Voices Award | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | São Paulo International Film Festival | New Directors Competition:
Best Film |
Nominated | |
| 2018 | Seattle Queer Film Festival | Audience Award:
Favorite Narrative Feature |
Won | [14][21] |
| Jury Award:
Best Feature Film |
Won | |||
| 2018 | Sydney Film Festival | Audience Award:
Best Narrative Feature |
Third Place | |
| 2018 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Meeting Point:
Best Feature Film |
Nominated | |
| 2019 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding World Cinema Motion Picture | Nominated | [23] |
| 2019 | Dublin International Film Festival | Young Programmers Choice Award | Won | [24][25][26] |
| 2019 | Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou | Best Actress- Samantha Mugatsia | Won | [27][28][29][13] |
| 2019 | Göteborg Film Festival | Dragon Award:
International Competition |
Nominated | [30][31] |
| 2019 | Kingston Reelout Film Festival | Kim Renders Outstanding Performance Award:
Outstanding Supporting Performance- Muthoni Gathecha |
Nominated | [32] |
| Kim Renders Outstanding Performance Award:
Outstanding Lead Performance- Neville Misati |
Nominated | |||
| Kim Renders Outstanding Performance Award:
Outstanding Lead Performance- Samantha Mugatsia |
Won | |||
| 2019 | Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival | Grand Jury Award:
Best Film |
Won | |
| Special Jury Award:
Best Feature Film- Cultweek |
Won | |||
| 2019 | Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival | Audience Choice Award:
Images Of Africa- Fiction |
Won | [33][34] |
| 2019 | The Queerties | Queerty Indie Movie | Nominated | [35] |
| 2019 | African Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress In a Leading Role- Sheila Munyiva | Nominated | [36][37] |
| Best Actress In a Leading Role- Samantha Mugatsia | Nominated | |||
| Ousmane Sembene Award:
Best Film In an African Language |
Won | |||
| Best Editing- Isabelle Dedieu | Won | |||
| Best Film- Steven Markovitz | Nominated | |||
| Best Director- Wanuri Kahiu | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay- Wanuri Kahiu, Jenna Cato Bass | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography- Christopher Wessels | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design- Wambui Thimba | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Design- Arya Lalloo | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | [38][39] |
| 2020 | GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Film:
Limited Release |
Won | [40][18] |
| 2024 | Vancouver International Film Festival | Official Selection | Nominated | [41][42] |
Gbanvԑԑnsa
[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]- ↑ "Rafiki". Cannes. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ↑ "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ↑ Khaldi, Tarik (9 May 2018). "Rafiki as seen by Wanuri Kahiu". Festival de Cannes 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- 1 2 Mumford, Gwilym (9 May 2018). "Rafiki review – groundbreaking lesbian romance aims to change Kenyan hearts and minds". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- 1 2 "'Rafiki' Is An Afro Bubble Gum Film About 2 Women Falling In Love Where It's Illegal". www.wbur.org. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Nangsel (10 February 2020). "Film Review: Rafiki – To Love Or Not No To Love, When Love Is Illegal". Feminism in India. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Bacon, Redmond (24 May 2018). ""We Truly Love Our Country" — An Interview with 'Rafiki' Director Wanuri Kahiu". much ado about cinema. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ↑ "Rafiki". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ↑ "Rafiki". Rotten Tomatoes
- ↑ "Dutch premiere of Rafiki at the International Film Festival Rotterdam". www.rinkelfilm.com. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "Film Review: Rafiki, 'A beautiful piece of African cinema that could have won an Oscar'". The Circular. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- 1 2 "Fespaco: Banned lesbian love story Rafiki wins award". BBC News. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- 1 2 3 Kelleher, Patrick (28 October 2018). "Lesbian film Rafiki wins three awards at US festivals, despite ban in Kenya". PinkNews. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "AFI Fest Unveils New Auteurs, American Independents Lineups". SHOOTonline. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ Guzmac, Rub (22 November 2024). "Announcing AFI FEST 2018 New Auteurs and American Independents Lineups". American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Cannes Film Festival Nomination For This LGBT Love Story Makes History". The Fashion Plate Magazine. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 madimetja (12 June 2020). "Watch "Rafiki" on Showmax In Celebration of Pride Month". SA Creatives. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ Erbland, Kate (12 April 2018). "Cannes 2018: Wanuri Kahiu's Lesbian Love Story 'Rafiki' Is First Kenyan Feature Film to Ever Screen at Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ Martin, Kasey (20 October 2018). "Awards Announced for 54th Chicago International Film Festival". Cinema Chicago. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rafiki". Providence Children's Film Festival. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Rafiki wins Bridging The Borders Award at Germany's Lucas Film Festival - Cinema Without Borders". 3 October 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Black Reel Awards - Past Nominees & Winners by Category". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2019 Award Winners Announced". Screen Ireland. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Leading Female Filmmaking Talent At The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2019". www.virginmedia.ie. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ Barry, Aoife (23 January 2019). "Here's what's in store for this year's Dublin International Film Festival". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Kenya's Samantha Mugatsia Snags 'Best Actress' Award for Her Lead Role in 'RAFIKI' at FESPACO 2019 - Okayplayer". www.okayafrica.com. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Fespaco: Banned lesbian love story Rafiki wins award". 3 March 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ Odutayo, Aanu Adeoye,Damilola (4 March 2019). "Actress in banned lesbian film 'Rafiki' wins award". CNN. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Göteborg Fest announces 2019 programme". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (8 January 2019). "Sweden's Goteborg Film Festival Unveils Gender Neutral Acting Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "The 2019 Reelout Kim Renders Memorial Outstanding Performance Awards Announced! – Reelout". www.reelout.com. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ McLernon, Lianna Matt (22 March 2019). "MSPIFF 2019 for Fashion Lovers". Minnesota Monthly. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ Staff, Mshale (12 April 2019). "African films at 38th Minneapolis Saint Paul International Film Festival". Mshale. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Queerty Hosts 2019 Queerties Awards in WeHo - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events". 28 February 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ Ochieng, Jennifer (31 October 2019). "Rafiki Wins Two Awards at Africa Movies Academy Awards". KenyanVibe. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "AMAA: Winners from di awards for film inside Africa". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "AwardsWatch - Chlotrudis Nominations: 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco' leads with 9". AwardsWatch. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "AwardsWatch - 'Parasite' tops 26th Chlotrudis Awards". AwardsWatch. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ Times, The Rustin (9 January 2020). "Rafiki is nominated for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards + Full nominee list". The Rustin Times. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "VIFF highlights 2SLGBTQiA+ creators and their works • What's On Queer BC Magazine". What's On Queer BC • Magazine, Events and Resources for the LGBTQ+ Community. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ Dunn, Bryen (26 September 2024). "What's queer at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival – Sept 26 to Oct 6, 2024". TheBUZZ Magazine. Retrieved 22 November 2024.