Section: Long Documentary
Country: Kenya
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 81 minutes
Director: Maia Lekow
Screenplay: Ricardo Acosta, Christopher King, and Maia Lekow
Cinematography: Christopher King
Editor: Ricardo Acosta
Synopsis: When Karisa’s grandmother is accused of witchcraft, he travels from Mombasa to her rural home to find out who’s behind it. It turns out that the threatening letter his grandmother received came from a member of his own family. Karisa’s conversations with his relatives reveal how his uncles are accusing grandma while his aunts are trying to protect her, and how the accusations result from a combination of superstition and economic motives. Grandma is not the only one being targeted—hundreds of elders are being branded as witches as a means to steal their land.
