Nawi

Nawi is a thirteen year old girl in the Turkana region of Kenya. The region is remote and dry. The family lives off its livestock. Nawi loves to study. She does well at school. She wants to stay in school and go further. Her father has another plan in mind. He thinks of marrying her to a man she does not know. The marriage would bring the family a large herd. Nobody treats her age as an obstacle. Nawi does not accept the decision. She tries to defend her own future. A few people around her stand with her. The film takes on child marriage directly. The account moves through the girl’s eyes. Michelle Lemuya Ikeny and Joel Liwan appear in the one hundred three minute film, a Kenyan production four directors finished together in 2024.