Der Kampf um den heiligen Baum
The Battle of the Sacred Tree

Der Kampf um den heiligen Baum | The Battle of the Sacred Tree by Wanjiru Kinyanjui
DEU 1995, Forum
© Birne-Film, Berlin

Der Kampf um den heiligen Baum | The Battle of the Sacred Tree by Wanjiru Kinyanjui
DEU 1995, Forum
© Birne-Film, Berlin

Der Kampf um den heiligen Baum | The Battle of the Sacred Tree by Wanjiru Kinyanjui
DEU 1995, Forum
© Birne-Film, Berlin

Der Kampf um den heiligen Baum | The Battle of the Sacred Tree by Wanjiru Kinyanjui
DEU 1995, Forum
With
- Margaret Nyacheo
- Catherine Kariuki
- Roslynn Kimani
- Titi Wainaina
- Ben Ateku
- Tirus Gathwe
- Jeff Munene
- Catherine Njoki
- Amina Khamisi
- Pauline Njoroge
Crew
Director | Wanjiru Kinyanjui |
Written by | Wanjiru Kinyanjui, based on a short story by Barbara Kimenye |
Cinematography | François Kotlarski |
Editing | Eva López Echegoyen |
Music | Mamadou Mbaye |
Sound | Hans-Joachim Beckmann |
Producer | Kristov Brändli |
Produced by
Birne-Filmproduktion
Berlin, Germany
Flamingo Film
Paris, France
Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)
Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Köln, Germany
Wanjiru Kinyanjui
Born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1958, she first studied German and English literature and then film directing. Wanjiru Kinyanjui works as a writer, screenwriter and director and teaches film production at Kenyatta University.
Filmography
1987 ...wenn ein Fremder dazu kommt...; co-directed by Yvonne Gaerber, 18 min. 1988 A Lover & Killer of Colour; 10 min. 1991 African Time; 22 min. 1992 Black in the Western World; 23 min. 1993 Vitico, eine lebende Legende; 15 min. 1995 Der Kampf um den heiligen Baum (The Battle of the Sacred Tree); 82 min. 1997 Zawadi ya Daudi; 83 min. 2007 Bahati; 40 min. · Manga in America; 57 min. 2009 Africa Is A Woman’s Name; 30 min.
Dates

A Lover & Killer of Colour | Der Kampf um den heiligen Baum
Akademie der Künste
Subtitles: English
Kino Arsenal 1
Subtitles: English