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Kikuyu Land is one of those rare but comforting films that, despite drifting between three languages, renders its meaning clear enough that subtitles often feel unnecessary. In the few moments when I do glance down to read the translation, it

As the Sundance Film Festival gets ready for its last year in Utah before moving to Boulder, Colorado, the 2026 edition shows how challenging it is for Black women filmmakers to make it in independent film. There are a lot of powerfu

For the Kikuyu people, the largest ethnic group in Kenya, land is identity, explained journalist Bea Wangondu in her directorial debut film, “Kikuyu Land.” ...

With different subjects and geographical locations, three Sundance Film Festival documentaries are masterfully crafted contemplations of our ...

27 cinematographers tell IndieWire how they captured their stories at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

In May 2025, while touring a “resort” in Tigoni, Kenya surrounded by endless tea fields and gorgeous rolling hills, it became clear once the haze of beauty settled into a calm sobriety that we were actually on a plantation—one owned by the

Sundance 2026 has begun, kicking off what promises to be an historic and emotional year as the last hurrah in Park City. We’ll be covering it from the ground over the next week, starting by spotlighting the bold new voices making their feature directorial debuts at Sundance.

It’s a year of major change for the Sundance Film Festival: not only does 2026 mark the final in their long-time home of Park City, Utah

Kenya may be famous around the world for its wildlife safaris, marathon runners, and tea and coffee. But there are also dark sides, as Kikuyu Land, a new documentary from journalist and Bea Wangondu

Kenyan cinema has secured another landmark moment on the global stage. Kikuyu Land, a 96-minute feature documentary directed by Bea Wangondu and Andrew H. Brown, has been selected for the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 202