The 28th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will honour Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu with the ‘Spirit of Cinema’ award. The award, introduced in 2021 to honour filmmakers whose passion for cinema shines through even in the most trying of circumstances and who uses the medium as a weapon of struggle against the injustices in society, was first awarded to Kurdish filmmaker Lisa Calan. Last year, it was awarded to Iranian filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi.
The award, carrying a cash prize of ₹5 lakh, will be presented to Ms. Kahiu at the inaugural ceremony to be held at Nishagandhi auditorium at 6 p.m. on December 8. Ms. Kahiu is known for using her cinema as a struggle against the conservative values prevalent in her home country.
