13-year-old Nawi finds out her father is selling her to a much older man for a herd of goats. Instead of obeying tradition she chooses to fight her impending marriage and embarks on a journey to reclaim her dream of joining high school.

mit / estrelado / starring / avec
Michelle Lemuya Ikeny; Joel Liwan; Ben Tekee; Ochungo Benson; Michelle Tirren; Nyokabi Macharia; Patrick Oketch; Nungo Maryanne Akinyi

um filme de / a film by / un film de / ein film von
Kevin Schmutzler, Toby Schmutzler, Apuu Mourine Munyes, Vallentine Chelluget



Titles | Titres :
NAWI
NAWI: DEAR FUTURE ME


Runtime | Durée : 103' mins (1h43)
Color | Couleur : Color | Couleur
Languages | Langues : Swahili, English | Swahili, anglais
Année : 2024
Nationalité : Kenya, Germany | Kenya, Allemagne
Genre : Drama, Social Issues
Pays des cinéastes : Kenya, Germany | Kenya, Allemagne
Pays de tournage : Kenya
Format : DCP, Color, Discrete 5.1

Tags | Thématiques : Identity, Family, Women, Women's rights, Language, Identité, Famille, Femmes, Droits des femmes, Mariage, Viol, Rape

CAST | ACTRICES-ACTEURS (in credits order)
Michelle Lemuya Ikeny.................................... Nawi
Joel Liwan..................................................... Joel
Benson Ochungo Obiero (as Ochungo Benson).................................. Eree (Nawi's Father)
Ben Teke (as Ben Tekee)..................................... Shadrack
Michelle Tiren (as Michelle Chebet Tiren)............... Rosemary (Nawi's Mother)
Patrick Oketch.................................................... Emanikor
Marrianne Nungo (as Nungo Marrianne Akinyi)........ Mama Ekai
Nyokabi Macharia.......................................... Madam Christine
Rael Atyang................................................. Zawari's Mother
Kevin Barasa................................................ Adult Noel
Milcah Cherotich.......................................... Reporter
Simon Ebei.................................................. Driver
Fredrick Ekiru Ekitela.......................................... Fisherman
Furaha Kitumaini.......................................... Zawari
Jeremia'Chapchap' Logele.............................. Paul
Apuu Mourine (as Apuu Mourine Munyes)......... Adult Nawi
Isaya Mutekhele.......................................... Security Officer
Nato Nelly................................................... Midwife
Wycliffe Omondi (as Wyclife Omondi)............. High School Teacher
Bazil Onyango.......................................... Shadrack's Men
Abdul Patient.......................................... Cameraman
Sienna Tanayian.......................................... Hope
Brizan Were.......................................... Child Protection Officer


Produced by
Brizan Were... producer
Lydia Wrensch... producer
Caroline Heim... producer
Ludwig Bayern... executive producer
Katja Eichinger... executive producer
Steven Haft... executive producer
Matthias Rosenberger... executive producer
Kamau Wandung'u... Service Producer Nairobi
Steve Kizee... Service Producer Loropio


REGISSEURE | DIRECTORS | RÉALISATEURS :
Vallentine CHELLUGET
Apuu MOURINE MUNYES
Kevin SCHMUTZLER
Toby SCHMUTZLER (Tobias Schmutzler)

Screenplay | Scénario :
Milcah Cherotich
Kevin Schmutzler... (screenplay)
Tobias Schmutzler... (screenplay)

Cinematography | Images : Klaus Kneist, Mwende Renata
Sound | Son : Roman Pogorzelski
Music | Musique : Amadeus Indetzki (music by), Apuu Mourine (original music)
Editing | Montage : Tobias Schmutzler
Production Design | Décors : Erixon Kangethe
Costume Design | Costumes : Vivian Njeri Kimotho
Makeup artist | Maquillage : Mercy Ng'endo
Production Manager | Direction de Production : Nikola Willems


PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
- FilmCrew Media
- Learning Lions
- Baobab Pictures

DISTRIBUTION
- FilmCrew Media (Munich, Germany)

World Sales | Vendeur :
- Atlas International Film (World-wide, 2025)

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
FilmCrew (Munich, Germany)
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PRÊMIOS | AWARDS | PRIX - DISTINCTIONS :
* Won: Best feature Film - International competition (Spirit Of Fire Film Festival, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, 2025).
* Kenya's submission for the'Best International Feature Film' category of the Academy Awards (Oscars 2025) | Représentant du Kenya (Oscars 2025, Los Angeles, USA)
* Won: African Movie Academy Award for Best Promising Actor (Michelle Lemuya Ikeny, Lead actress, as Nawi) (AMAA 2024, Lagos, Nigeria)


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :
/// 2025 | International competition | XXIII International Debut Film Festival "Spirit of Fire" | (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, 2025) | 05-09 March 2025
/// 2024 | Selection - Official Selection | 58th Hof International Film Festival - Hofer Filmtage (Hof, Germany) | 22-27 Oct 2024
/// 2024 | Official Selection | AMAA (Lagos, Nigeria) | 02 November 2024 at the Balmoral Center, in Ikeja, Lagos | Michelle Lemuya Ikeny (Lead actress, as Nawi) in attendance

#Oscars #NAWIfilm #BestFeature #BestPromisingActor #AMAA #milliondreams #dearfutureme

Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- www.instagram.com/filmcrew.media/
- www.thefestivalagency.com/movie/nawi
- www.imdb.com/title/tt33318721/
- www.hofer-filmtage.com/en/2024/films/nawi
- www.kitalefilmweek.org/
- www.instagram.com/its_chelluget/p/DHCAW98IcOp/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 09 April 2025