LUPITA SCORES ONE FOR THE ALBINOS IN KENYA

Lupita Nyongo’s film In My Genes has not only caused a splash in film circles, it has also made it an impact in parliament. For the first time in the history of Kenya, a petition on Albinism rights was presented to the House, on Thursday August 6. This petition was tabled by Eugene Wamalwa MP and was brought to the House through the Albinism Society of Kenya and Lupita. It asked the government

Lupita Nyongo’s take on her docu-film

Lupita says, “I embarked on this documentary as a way to educate myself and others like me on the condition of albinism and to shed light on the stigma, discrimination and persecution that they face because of their difference. It is alarming that this special condition that exists in every race and civilization of human beings – and indeed in most animal species – should be so hyper-visible and

All About Lupita Nyong'o's Docu-Film

CK and Delphine, Twin SistersIn My Genes Movie PosterAgnes Muthakye and the family she always longed forJames and Pamela look at their first childIN MY GENES is the eye-opening story of vision, violence and the value of human difference set in Kenya’s vibrant capital city, Nairobi and her environs. Shot in 2006, before the news of the rampant murders of albinos in Tanzania, the film is both