Widow Champion: Award-winning documentary exposes Kisumu widows’ fight for land, dignity
Widow Champion, a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Zippy Kimundu, explores widows’ rights against deeply ingrained patriarchal systems.
It follows Rodah Nafula Nekesa, a widow from Ahero in Kisumu, whose displacement from her land by her in-laws after her husband’s death sparks her advocacy for widows.
Through her story and those of two others, Mary and Theresa, the documentary delves into eviction, property grabbing, stigma, and harmful practices that widows endure in rural areas.
Directed by Kimundu and co-produced by her and Emmy-winning filmmaker Heather Courtney, Widow Champion was screened at Unseen Cinemas in Nairobi throughout May after its global festival premiere.
