Nawi: Dear Future Me
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category (over 11 years of age)
Director: Kevin Schmutzler, Toby Schmutzler, Apuu Mourine, Vallentine Chelluget / Germany, Kenya / 2024 / 103 min
English / Czech subtitles, English subtitles
10:50 - 12:33
GAC - sál 1 | ZLÍN
09:00 - 10:43
GAC - sál 3 | ŠKODA AUTO
16:00 - 17:43
GAC - sál 5 | LIDL
Kevin
Schmutzler
Kevin Schmutzler (1990, Germany)
Selected Filmography: Robin: Watch for Wishes (2018), Crossing Borders (2019), About German Women (Über die deutsche Frau, 2020), Lockdown Movie (2020), Nawi: Dear Future Me (2024)
Toby
Schmutzler
Tobias Schmutzler (Germany)
Selected Filmography: The Third (Der Dritte, 2017), Robin: Watch for Wishes (2018), About German Women (Über die deutsche Frau, 2020), Lockdown Movie (2020), Nawi: Dear Future Me (2024)
Apuu
Mourine
Apuu Mourine (Kenya)
Selected Filmography: Nawi: Dear Future Me (2024)
Vallentine
Chelluget
Vallentine Chelluget (Kenya)
Selected Filmography: Nawi: Dear Future Me (2024)
Talented schoolgirl Nawi (13) dreams of studying and changing her life. When she learns her father wants to marry her off to an older man in exchange for cattle, she refuses and decides to fight for her future. Set in northern Kenya, this powerful story explores the clash between tradition and personal freedom. Wide shots of the African landscape alternate with intimate moments as Nawi transforms from a hopeful student into a symbol of determination. Michelle Lemuya Ikena gives a quietly powerful performance as a girl who refuses to be a passive part of a preordained fate. Nawi offers a sensitive view of a reality many girls cannot escape and brings attention to a topic that deserves to be heard. Though child marriage is illegal in Kenya, it still occurs at alarming rates.
