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Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Story ‘After the Long Rains’ Follows a Kenyan Girl Determined to Break Free From Tradition
The director's third feature is an uplifting story of a young girl who bucks tradition to chase her dream of sailing to Europe against all odds.
A 10-year-old Kenyan girl determined to buck village tradition and pursue her dream of sailing to Europe is at the heart of “After the Long Rains,” a tender, coming-of-age tale from Zurich-born filmmaker Damien Hauser. As a budding filmmaker, he began using his work behind the camera to deepen his relationship with Kenya, a country he visited often growing up but “never got to know” as a child, when he was caught up in the whirlwind of his extended family while traveling to the East African nation with his mother. Having tallied countless trips to Kenya over the course of the past two decades, Hauser has watched as the internet and mobile phones have transformed East African life, even in the rural area where “After the Long Rains” is set.
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