The Battle for Laikipia
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- Daphne Matziaraki
- Peter Murimi
Produced by
- Toni Kamau
- Daphne Matziaraki
Cinematography
- Daphne Matziaraki
- Peter Murimi
- Maya Craig
Edited bySam Soko
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| Music by | William Ryan Fritch |
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The Battle for Laikipia is a 2024 documentary film directed by Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi. The film details conflicts that have emerged after two years of drought across Lakipia in Kenya.[1][2]
Shot over a five-year period, The Battle for Lakipia examines tensions between indigenous Samburu people and white ranchers in Kenya and how these conflicts are heightened by drought in the region.[3][1]
Release
The Battle for Laikipia premiered in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Sundance Institute/Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction.[4] That March, the film screened as part of the CPH:DOX competition.[3]