Check Out This Hilarious Yet Classy Response To The Banning Of A Kenyan Film On Homosexuals

We informed you that a movie called ‘The Story of our Lives’ had been outlawed in Kenya. The Kenyan movie produced for Kenyans spoke of homosexuals and their story in a conservative society. It aimed at opening dialogue regarding this ‘taboo’ subject.

The knee-jerk reaction towards the movie by the Kenya Film Classification Board was because the movie allegedly ‘promoted homosexuality’…whatever that means.

The Nest who produced this movie had this to say about the Kenya Film Classification Board’s Decision:

Does the film promote homosexuality? How exactly does one “promote homosexuality”? Pink leaflets handed out to unsuspecting passers-by? Is homosexuality some kind of fad, or like a cold you can catch from greeting someone in the bus? It is clear that the board thinks that Kenyan adults are unable to safely watch this film without turning into a horde of virulent, flaming homosexuals (one hopes members of the Board were not afflicted by “gayism” after watching the film).

Does the film transgress “national norms and values”? Stories Of Our Lives is a film about people, it’s about co-existence, it’s about finding love and belonging. We made this film to open dialogue about identities, what it means to be Kenyan, and what it means to be different. By placing a restriction on this film, the Board has chosen to delay this inevitable conversation.

We hope Kenyans will get to see this film one day, because we made it for Kenyans.

For those Kenyans who happen to be abroad, stay up to date with our international film screenings here. For Kenyans at home, you can listen to the soundtrack here or download it here. Hopefully, you won’t “catch gayism” from listening to it. 🙂