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Dir. Philippa Herrmann
Kenya. 2018. 70 mins. English and Kiswahili with English subs.
Aspirations to make Lamu the biggest port in Africa are about to disrupt the rhythm of the historic Islamic island. In the midst of a mission to investigate the gigantic port project, Herrmann develops an interest in the Sufi Path shifting the narrative to an artist’s confrontation of a new spiritual awareness.
Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann (1985, Germany) is an artist employing the craft of poetry, filmmaking and photography.Drawn to narratives about Childhood, Memory and Women, Philippa has an interest in Psychic Ancestry, Spirituality and the rhythm of the Ocean. Her personal work is a mélange of autobiographical documentary and poetry.