Kenyan Film 'The Letter' Selected for the Oscars
The film has originality, and suspense and features some of Kenya’s most prominent actors, including Peter Kawa, Manasseh Nyaga, Shiks Kapienga, and Mwaura Bilal.
A Kenyan documentary film coined ‘The Letter’ has been selected to represent Kenya in the 93rd Academy Awards. It was chosen as Kenya’s entry for the Best International Feature Film award. The Kenya Film Commission chose The Letter after being nominated along with ‘Uradi.’ It was selected for its cultural impact and how it tells a grandma’s and her grandson’s story. Karisa, the grandson, leaves the city after realizing that his grandma is being accused of witchcraft back in their village.
