Africans and African-Americans in the United States
Film
by Wairimu Kiambuthi
Details
Kenya and USA / 2006 / 60mins / Documentary / English
This four part documentary series shows some of the cultural, intellectual and spiritual journeys of a people with a common history and origin with the hope of promoting dialogue and increasing the spirit of understanding, friendship, solidarity and cooperation among Africans in the Diaspora. (Parts I and II)
About the Director
Wairimu Kiambuthi
Dr. Wairimu Kiambuthi is an academic and film director and a native of Kenya. Kiambuthi was formerly a lecturer in Theatre Arts and Film Technology at Kenyatta University in Kenya and a media consultant at Columbia University in New York. Her first film, the documentary Africans and African-Americans in the United States (2006) was inspired by the need to create a visual medium developing beneficial partnerships through promoting understanding between Africans living in the United States. Learn More
