Kenya: Ngugi Thiong'o's Seminal Novel, 'Matigari', to Be Adapted Into a Film

Celebrated Kenyan writer Ngugi Thiong'o's remarkable novel, Matigari, is being adapted to film by Nollywood Director Kunle Afolayan. The revelation comes at an opportune time when African storytelling in film and dance has gained global prominence in recent years.

2018 has been an exciting time for African storytelling in film production, and in various other art forms. The global success of the Black Panther movie put into focus the urgency for Africans to take pride, and seize the leading role in telling their own realities rather than waiting for foreigners to create and curate such important conversations. African narratives, and experiences are in abundance and these realities have always been valid, but there has been a void in telling these stories, for both African and global audiences.

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