Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Story ‘After the Long Rains’ Follows a Kenyan Girl Determined to Break Free From Tradition
variety.comChristopher Vourlias A 10-year-old Kenyan girl determined to buck village tradition and pursue her dream of sailing to Europe is at the heart of “After the Long Rains,” a tender, coming-of-age tale from Zurich-born filmmaker Damien Hauser.
The director’s third feature, which world premiered at the Red Sea Film Festival last year before screening in Rotterdam, plays this week at the Durban Film Festival, which runs July 18 – 28.
It marks a return to the South African fest for the 23-year-old, whose debut, “Blind Love,” premiered in Durban’s 2020 pandemic edition.
Cologne-based Rushlake Media is handling world sales. Born in Zurich to a Swiss father and Kenyan mother, Hauser was raised in Switzerland, where he studied film at the SAE Institute in his hometown.
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