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SUMMARY:HumHonCultureCon Film: Our Land\, Our Freedom (2023)
LOCATION:Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Library 225\, 150 E. San Fernando St
 reet\, San Jose\, CA 95112
DESCRIPTION:Over the 2026–27 school year\, the SJSU's Humanities Honors Pr
 ogram is pleased to bring you the Humanities Honors Cultural Connections 
 film series — or HumHonCultureCon\, for short! — FREE movie events open t
 o the campus community and general public that explore the interconnected
 ness of global cultures and that relate to material taught in Humanities 
 Honors courses.\n\nEach HumHonCultureCon event will feature extras and su
 rprises.\n\nFilm and Event Format\n\nAwards\n\nWinner\, African Studies A
 ssociation Film Prize\, 2024Thomas Sankara Award\, First Place\, at FESPA
 CO (Africa’s largest and oldest film festival)\, 2024IMDB Summary: Wanjug
 u Kimathi is an airport customer care representative who has a special in
 heritance. Her father\, Dedan Kimathi\, was the legendary leader of the 1
 950s Kenyan Independence Movement against British rule (the Mau Mau)\, wh
 o inspired anti-colonial movements worldwide\, including a young Nelson M
 andela.\n\nIn 1957\, the British hanged him and secretly dumped his body\
 , the whereabouts were never made public. Since then\, Dedan Kimathi's wi
 fe\, Mukami\, has been searching for his remains to give him a proper bur
 ial. However\, now almost 90\, she is too frail to continue and so her yo
 ungest daughter\, Wanjugu\, takes over the quest.\n\nThe 2023 documentary
  Our Land\, Our Freedom\, directed by Meena Nanji and Zippy Kimundu\, tel
 ls the story of Wanjugu's journey.\n\nDiscussion and pizza to follow scre
 ening\n\nDiscussants: Prof. Christian Alvarado (Humanities)\; others to b
 e announced\n\nRevie\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/4e716e32-b5e4-49d2-82
 af-e21583a24351
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