so that film, rafiki, banned by the kenyan film, rafiki, banned by the kenyan film classification boardhad, i quote, a homosexual theme and clear intent to promote lesbianism in kenya contribute to the law and dominant values of the ca nyo ns. the law and dominant values of the canyons. did you deliberately set out to one —— upset and challenge societal norms in kenya where homosexuality is illegal and gay sex is punishable by up to 14 years in jail? no, i was is punishable by up to 14 years in jail? no, iwas fully intending is punishable by up to 14 years in jail? no, i was fully intending to reflect the society i live in and i fully intended to create a story that mature kenyan audiences can watch, can debate, can have opinions and decide whether or not they want to watch it. that was my goal. mature canyons, you say? so you wa nted mature canyons, you say? so you wanted a certificate of 18 foot on it? i knew it wasn't going to get anything less than an 18 rating so we really wanted an 18 rating and we really wanted an 18 rating and were incredibly disappointing when were incredibly d

well, your latest film, rafiki, which means "friend" in kiswahili, is the first feature film to havecannes film festival, is causing you a lot of trouble, isn't it? it's a coming—of—age story about two teenagers who are the daughters of two prominent politicians in kenya who fall in love and find that their identity is compromised by conservative society that looks down on lesbian love. before we talk about it, let's just take a clip of the film. great. hi. uh, so...do you want to do something? um...we can go get a soda. a soda? cool! so? er...do you want something to eat? cassava. thanks. this is where you hang out? yeah, i usually hang out here. would you like to get out of here? yeah. just a little taste there for those who've not really seen it. so now, that film, rafiki, banned by the kenyan film classification board, wanuri kahiu, because it said it had a "homosexual theme and clear intent to promote lesbianism in kenya contrary to the law and dominant values of the kenyans." did you deliberately set out to upset and challenge societal norms in kenya where homosexuality is ille