Finnish premiere
The film director Laissa Malih returns to the community her parents left behind in a deeply personal exploration of how climate change is reshaping her ancestral land. Malih offers a unique perspective as both an insider and outsider—a woman among men and a filmmaker continuing the Maasai tradition of storytelling in uncertain times.
| Director | Laissa Malih (maasai) |
| Rating | G |
| Running time | 15 min |
| Language | Maasai, Samburu, English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Year | 2024 |
| Country | Kenia |
Laissa Malih is the first female Maasai filmmaker. Her work focuses on documenting, linking, amplifying, and scaling up youth and women’s voices across diverse Indigenous cultures in Kenya and the world. Her 2020 documentary, RIVER OF BROWN WATERS, looks at the significance of the Ewaso Ng’iro, a river that serves as a lifeline for pastoralist ...
