Ng'endo Mukii's Film “Kesho pia ni siku” Aims To Confront Patriarchy Head-On

“There is so much trauma and harm that happens to women in Kenya, and everywhere else. And there is an idea that your silence serves best to protect the community. As the victim, your story is never important,” says award-winning Kenyan filmmaker Ng’endo Mukii, also the brains behind “Kesho pia ni siku”.In 2020, Kenyan award-winning filmmaker Ng’endo Mukii was one of several filmmakers worldwide approached to pitch for a Vimeo series titled “Stories in Place”. The focus of the series was to track how businesses were working through the pandemic. The second edition of the series focused on Black filmmakers.Ng’endo was chosen alongside six other Black filmmakers — four in the US and two in the UK — and chose to tell a deeply personal story about her mother Njeri Mereka. Njeri is a smooth-talking, hymn-singing 67-year-old grandmother who runs Kanyoko Boutique in Nairobi, Kenya — a business she unintentionally started from the boot of her 1990 Toyota Corolla. She is also a survivor of an abusive marriage who despite personal tragedy, makes her mark in business. Ng’endo’s film is the first in the Vimeo series to get over 100,000 views (currently at 112,000 views.) The title of her film,…
Read More