Umoja: The Village Where Men Are Forbidden

Umoja, the Village Where Men Are Forbidden is a French documentary film about the Kenyan village of Umoja, directed by Jean Crousillac and Jean-Marc Sainclair and released in 2009.

Umoja, the Village Where Men Are Forbidden
FrenchUmoja, le village interdit aux hommes
Directed byJean Crousillac
Jean-Marc Sainclair
Produced byJean Crousillac
Jean-Marc Sainclair
Written byJean Crousillac
Jean-Marc Sainclair
CinematographyMaëlenn Dujardin
Edited byLaura Delle Piane
Production
companies
Backpack Productions
Release date
  • 20 January 2009 (2009-01-20)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageEnglish
Swahili
Samburu

Synopsis

From 1970 to 2003, hundreds of women claim they have been raped by British soldiers in the north of Kenya. Accused of bringing shame on their community, most of them have been beaten and repudiated by their husbands. A number of them gathered and created Umoja, a women-only village that quickly became the refuge of Samburu women. The success of Umoja immediately strengthened the jealousy of men who regularly attack the village and cause trouble for its founder, Rebecca Lolosoli.

Awards and festival selections

2009

In 2009, the documentary won the Silver FIPA award in the category Great stories and Social Events[1] and the Young European Jury Special Mention. It also won the Red Cross Award at the Reykjavík International Film Festival.[2]

It was selected to the 2009 editions of the following international film festivals:

2010

In 2010, the film won the first prize at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos (Buenos Aires, Argentina).

It was selected to the 2010 editions of the following international film festivals:

References
  1. "UMOJA, LE VILLAGE INTERDIT AUX HOMMES". 28 February 2009.
  2. "RIFF 2009 Awards" (PDF).
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