I Am Samuel • Fundraising US & UK Screening

Samuel grew up in the Kenyan countryside, where tradition is valued above all else. He is close to his mother but his father, a local pastor, doesn’t understand why he isn’t married yet. After moving to Kenya’s capital in search of work and a new life, Samuel falls in love with Alex and finds community and belonging. Their love thrives despite the fact that Kenyan laws criminalises same sex relationships. Despite threats of violence and rejection, Samuel and Alex move between their co-existing worlds, hoping to win acceptance in both.

Event Description
The Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) has banned the film from playing in Kenya. Kenyan law criminalises consensual same-sex intimacy, with up to 14 years in prison for what it describes as ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’. This law is often misinterpreted and used as the justification for violence against the community systemic and otherwise.

In partnership with Q Initiative, this screening will raise funds to support educational, community, leadership, policy changing, student, and human rights-led screenings in a number of African countries (outside of Kenya) and amongst the African diaspora.