Laissa Malih — the first female Maasai filmmaker — returns to the community her parents left behind in this deeply personal look at how the lands of her forefathers are being reshaped by climate change.
2025 /
Finalist
ENCHUNKUNOTO (THE RETURN)
Director & Producer: Laissa Malih,
Tracy Rector
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2024 |
15
Kenya
Languages: Maasai and Samburu, captions in English
