Jane Munene-Murago is a Kenyan filmmaker, the first woman to study film in Kenya. Most of her films have been documentaries, produced through her company CineArts, on issues affecting women.
Early life and education Munene grew up in Nairobi. She attended Ngara girls' high school and then later joined Kenya High School.
In 1976 Munene studied at the government-run Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC), and was the only woman among KIMC's first year of graduates.Research in African Literatures, vol. 25, Issues 3-4 (1994), p.97.
Career Munene's first documentary, The Tender One (1979), was made with United Nations support as part of the International Year of the Child.Jane Murago-Munene, African Film Festival, Inc., 2013. Accessed 25 November 2019.
Unbroken Spirit (2011) is a portrait of Monica Wangu Wamwere, the mother of human rights activist Koigi wa Wamwere, who took part alongside Wangari Maathai in the 1992 Mothers' Hunger Strike to release political prisoners. The film was shown at the New York African Film Festival 2012.Monica Wangu Wamwere: The Unbroken Spirit.
Murago-Munene is a former chair of the Kenya National Film Association.Miriri Duncan, Women Drive Film Industry in Kenya, Women's eNews, 21 September 2004. Accessed 15 November 2019.
she was executive director of FEPACI.Film industry to receive Sh20 billion, The Star, 8 September 2016.
Awards Munene won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 2012 Kalasha International Film and TV Awards.
Filmography +Year Title Role Category Ref 1979The Tender OneDirectorDocumentary1991The Chosen OneCo-director with Dommie Yambo-OdotteDocumentary1994Women, Water and WorkloadDirectorDocumentary1995Enkishon: the Maasai Child in KenyaDirectorDocumentary2000Out of SilenceDirectorDocumentary2003The Price of a DaughterDirectorDocumentary2004Behind Closed DoorsDirectorDocumentary2008Turning Tide: Women Entrepreneurs in AfricaDirectorDocumentary2010Monica Wangu Wamwere:Unbroken SpiritDirectorDocumentary
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