Thirteen-year-old Nawi’s smarts earn her a rare opportunity to attend high school. When her father plots to marry her off to a much older man, she decides to resist tradition and fight for self-determination. Based on its screenwriter’s personal story, this moving coming-of-age story was Kenya’s Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film.

Screenwriter Milcah Cherotich, Director/Producer Kevin Schmutzler, and Jane Nyamunga of Nurturing Minds will join us in the theater for a post-screening conversation.

Nurturing Minds is a US-based nonprofit whose mission is to support quality education, life skills, and entrepreneurship to help at risk girls in Tanzania become leaders in their communities. Support their work here.