Jane Munene-Murago
Kenyan film director
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Jane Munene-Murago is a Kenyan filmmaker, the first woman to study film in Kenya. Most of her films have been documentaries, produced through her company CineArts, on issues affecting women.
Jane Munene-Murago | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Notable work | The Tender One |
Early life and education
Career
Munene's first documentary, The Tender One (1979), was made with United Nations support as part of the International Year of the Child.[3]
Unbroken Spirit (2011) is a portrait of Monica Wangu Wamwere, the mother of human rights activist Koigi wa Wamwere, who took part alongside Wangari Maathai in the 1992 Mothers' Hunger Strike to release political prisoners. The film was shown at the New York African Film Festival 2012.[4]
Murago-Munene is a former chair of the Kenya National Film Association.[5]
Recognition
Munene won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 2012 Kalasha International Film and TV Awards.[citation needed]
Films
- The Tender One, 1979
- (with Dommie Yambo-Odotte) The Chosen One, 1991
- Women, Water, and Workload, 1994. 14-minute documentary.
- Enkishon: the Maasai Child in Kenya, 1995. 28-minute documentary.
- Out of Silence, 2000. 23-minute documentary.
- The Price of a Daughter, 2003.
- Behind Closed Doors, 2003.
- Unbroken Spirit, 2011. Documentary