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Stories of Our Lives

2014 1h 0m Drama List
100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 100% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Five vignettes on Kenya's LGBT community.

Critics Reviews

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Shadow and Act Staff Shadow and Act This is a beautiful little film about love, about humanity, about one of the many facets of what it means to be African. Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Stephen Dalton Hollywood Reporter The film has a luminous monochrome look and slickly edited polish that defies its minimal $15,000 budget. May 14, 2019 Full Review Craig Takeuchi Georgia Straight With an artful and intimate touch, director Jim Chuchu beautifully gives voice to the lives of gay and lesbian Kenyans in this omnibus film, shot in black-and-white. May 14, 2019 Full Review Danielle Davenport One Room With A View This well-judged, vivid and triumphantly beautiful film packs unbelievable power into 60 minutes. Rated: 4/5 May 14, 2019 Full Review Rubén Rosario MiamiArtZine The narrative is little more than a point of departure to expose the persecution that members of the LGBT community face in Kenya on a daily basis. Aug 22, 2018 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Stylistically simple but quite remarkable when one considers that they were filmed with a single DSLR, these short films form a powerful whole. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 22, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A series of vignettes of the lives of LGBTQ individuals in Kenya shot in beautiful black and white, Stories of Our Lives packs quite the emotional punch. Each short story covers so much ground from love and hate to hope and despair which is what makes it remarkable. Stories of Our Lives never shys away from the persecution, fear and discrimination faced by LGBTQ people in Kenya, but it doesn't lose itself in the horrible realities. Instead through its lyrical imagery and creative use of sound, Stories of Our Lives conveys an overall message of hope for a better tomorrow. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Five vignettes on Kenya's LGBT community.
Director
Jim Chuchu
Producer
Wangechi Ngugi
Screenwriter
Jim Chuchu, Njoki Ngumi
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 0m