Kagendo Murungi

Kagendo Murungi (1971–2017) was a Kenyan feminist, LGBTQ rights activist, filmmaker, and producer. She worked for more than two decades advocating for the rights and dignity of African LGBTQ people and used documentary filmmaking to address social justice, sexuality, and human rights. She founded Wapinduzi Productions in 1991. Quotes My greatest passion is to find ways to share African stories and realities with the world. This Is A Time To Be Fierce Dreamers! — WomenArts, 1 February 2005 The hunger of African audiences to see themselves depicted in more complex, respectful, historicized and entertaining ways fuels my own need to raise questions about contemporary social change issues via my documentaries. This Is A Time To Be Fierce Dreamers! — WomenArts, 1 February 2005 Digital videomaking represents a great opportunity for us to tell our own stories and distribute them ourselves. This Is A Time To Be Fierce Dreamers! — WomenArts, 1 February 2005 Our stories are often deemed controversial or unmarketable. This Is A Time To Be Fierce Dreamers! — WomenArts, 1 February 2005 The very act of creating our own films shifts the balance of power that dictates and often skews our perception of ourselves in community. This Is A Time To Be Fierce Dreamers! — WomenArts, 1 February 2005 External links Category:Human rights activists