Kyenvu

The Anti Pornography Act set in Uganda in 2014, was parliament passed in to law, which blamed pornography for the sexual crimes committed against women and children. The Law, at its introductory stage, had a clause prohibiting women from wearing the mini skirt, hence the media label “Mini skirt bill” however, when the final bill was passed, it held no clause on the banning the mini skirt and media, who had picked the nickname failed to inform the Public that particular clause was struck out, the ‘miniskirt ban’ were being loosely interpreted by mobs as an excuse to target and strip women thought be improperly dressed. This was the driving force behind Kyenvu which follows an independent young woman who lives through the taunts of using public transport on a daily basis. As she struggles to find her footing in a patriarchal society that entitles men to women’s bodies, she finds love in a bitter sweet moment. Packed with risk and colored by tragedy, Kyenvu is story from the writer and actor Kemiyondo that takes us through the experience of a Ugandan woman in Kampala who isn’t considered not local enough. (Pan African Film Festival)