Searching for Amani
Kenya • 2024 • 47 min
Story
A thirteen-year-old aspiring journalist investigates his father's murder inside one of Kenya's largest wildlife conservancies.
Why watch?
• Nominated for the 2026 News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
• Best Documentary Feature, Raindance
• Best New Documentary Director, Tribeca, for US-based Nicole Gormley and her Kenyan co-director Debra Aroko
“A tender look at Kenya’s land conflict through a child’s lens… A sweet yet at times, heart-wrenching exploration of the thoughts and feelings nurturing Simon’s journey into manhood.”
Kelvin Kariuki, Sinema Focus
Did you know?
• The murder happened in Laikipia Nature Conservancy, owned by Kuki Gallmann, portrayed by Kim Basinger in I Dreamed of Africa.
• This is the 47-minute Al Jazeera Witness version of the Raindance and Tribeca-winning 80-minute feature.
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