Stories of our lives
“One of the most triumphant & stunning films of the year” [Huffington Post] “…Both a labour of love and a bold act of militancy…” [Toronto Int. Film Fest]
Exquisitely shot and with a music score by Jim Chuchu of the Nairobi-based Nest Collective, STORIES OF OUR LIVES compiles hundreds of as-yet-untold narratives from those in Kenya identifying as LGBTIQ, into one stunning and confronting cinematic experience. It’s a harsh environment, often sad and involving struggle, but one where there is also hope, pride, joy, endurance and survival. As Q-Zine observed in a recent issue featuring Stories Of Our Lives: LOVE CAN BE A REVOLUTIONARY PRACTICE.
“The most common question we are getting from Kenyans in Kenya on our phones, inboxes and in conversations is “can we watch the film privately/at night/via BitTorrent/on YouTube/with the lights down low/under the bed/on mute etc.?” or, “Can you guys give us the film on a flash drive or leave it on the street, in a bar, at my church, somewhere for us to find”?
STORIES OF OUR LIVES has NOT screened in its homeland due to strict classification laws. Its executive producer, George Gachara was arrested late 2014 and faces a hefty fine or imprisonment. Here in Australia we enjoy the freedom to see it – and doing so is a small, but meaningful act of solidarity with those whose stories it tells.
Co-presented by Groovescooter + Eastside 89.7FM
for Queer Screen’s 2015 Mardi Gras Film Festival
• 6.30pm Wednesday 4 March 2015
• Event Cinemas, George St, Sydney
• Tickets: $19 https://bit.ly/1IVCLe3
More info
Queer Screen queerscreen.org.au
Stories Of Our Lives thisisthenest.com/sool
“A beautiful little film about love, about humanity, about one of the many facets of what it means to be African” [Indiewire]
“a gorgeously constructed tone-poem that taps into something deeply universal: the desire to belong, the impulse to feel wanted and needed and free. One of the most triumphant and stunning films of the year.” [Huffington Post]
“Stories of Our Lives is both a labour of love and a bold act of militancy, defying the enforced silence of intolerance with tales rooted in the soil of lived experience.” [Toronto International Film Festival]
“…Dispels the Myths Fueling Kenya’s Homophobia (VICE)