’Nawi’ Goes to America: Child Marriage Drama Gets Release Date and Trailer

The Kenyan-German coming-of-age film, starring Michelle Lemuya Ikeny as a gifted girl whose dreams and aspirations get shattered, just won its 20th film festival award

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‘Nawi’ Star Michelle Lemuya Ikeny Thought She Was Auditioning for a School Play But Ended up in Kenya’s Oscar Submission About Child Marriage

"Especially the younger generation has responded very well," the 15-year-old who just won a Raindance award tells THR in an interview. "They now feel more empowered."

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Raindance Film Festival: ‘Nawi’ Wins Best Int’l Feature and Debut Performance Awards

’Row’ won the best U.K. feature award, ‘Immortals’ was named best doc, and ‘Srishti’ was honored as best debut feature, while ‘The Lonely Musketeer’ won two prizes.

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