Maasai Remix follows three Maasai individuals who—in the United Nations, a Tanzanian village, an American university—confront challenges to their community by drawing strength from local traditions, modifying them when necessary, and melding them with new resources. Adam Mwarabu advocates for Maasai pastoralists rights to land in international political spheres. Evalyne Leng’arwa pursues a college education in the USA, having convinced her father to return 12 cows to a man contracted to marry her. Frank Kaipai, the village chairman, faces opposition as he promotes secondary school education and tries to save the village forest. Sharing a goal of Maasai self-determination in an ever-changing world, Adam, Evalyne and Frank innovate while maintaining an abiding respect and love for their culture.
AWARDS
2020 DIKALO AWARD WINNER - Best Feature Length Documentary, Festival International du Film Panafricain, Cannes, France
2020 Jury Favorite - Michigan Made Feature, Central Michigan International Film Festival
2020 Social Issues Merit Award, Docs Without Borders Film Festival
2020 DIKALO AWARD WINNER - Best Feature Length Documentary, Festival International du Film Panafricain, Cannes, France
2020 Jury Favorite - Michigan Made Feature, Central Michigan International Film Festival
2020 Social Issues Merit Award, Docs Without Borders Film Festival
Official Selection:
2019 International Festival of Ethnological Film, Belgrade, Serbia
2019 Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival, Atlanta, USA
2019 Festival du Film Pastoralismes et Grands Espaces, Grenoble, France
2019 The Hague Global Cinema Festival, The Hague, Netherlands
2019 Intimate Lens Visual Ethnographic Film Festival, Caserta, Italy
2020 San Diego Black Film Festival, San Diego, USA
2020 Central Michigan International Film Festival, Mt. Pleasant, USA
2020 Pan African Film and Arts Festival, Los Angeles, USA
2020 Docs Without Borders Film Festival, Nassau, DE, USA
2020 Ethnografilm Festival, Paris, France
2020 African Film Festival, Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand
2020 Festival International du Film PanAfricain de Cannes, France
2019 International Festival of Ethnological Film, Belgrade, Serbia
2019 Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival, Atlanta, USA
2019 Festival du Film Pastoralismes et Grands Espaces, Grenoble, France
2019 The Hague Global Cinema Festival, The Hague, Netherlands
2019 Intimate Lens Visual Ethnographic Film Festival, Caserta, Italy
2020 San Diego Black Film Festival, San Diego, USA
2020 Central Michigan International Film Festival, Mt. Pleasant, USA
2020 Pan African Film and Arts Festival, Los Angeles, USA
2020 Docs Without Borders Film Festival, Nassau, DE, USA
2020 Ethnografilm Festival, Paris, France
2020 African Film Festival, Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand
2020 Festival International du Film PanAfricain de Cannes, France
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