The Education of Auma Obama (2011)

The Education of Auma Obama is a captivating and intimate portrait of the U.S. president's older half-sister, who embodies a post-colonial, feminist identity.

Director:

Branwen Okpako

Writer:

Branwen Okpako

Stars:

Elke Brenstein, Auma Obama, Kezia Obama

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Elke Brenstein	...	Herself
Auma Obama	...	Herself
Kezia Obama	...	Herself
Marsat Osumba Onyango	...	Herself

Storyline

Branwen Okpako's The Education of Auma Obama is a captivating and intimate portrait of the U.S. president's older half-sister, who embodies a post-colonial, feminist identity. An academic overachiever, she studied linguistics and contemporary dance in Heidelberg, Germany, before enrolling in film school in Berlin, where she met Nigerian-born director Okpako in the nineties. After living in the United Kingdom for a short period, Auma Obama eventually moved back to Kenya to mentor a young generation of community activists, social workers and other ambitious young men and women who lacked her privileged education and training, but were nonetheless determined to make a positive contribution to their society. Okpako has always been interested in questions of identity, affiliation and belonging. Although she frames her film as a biographical portrait of Obama, she goes much further, providing a layered historical context and discussions of post-colonial African identity from a feminist ...

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English Swahili Lao

Release Date:

9 September 2011 (Canada)

Also Known As:

The Education of Auma Obama

Company Credits

Production Co:

Branwen Okpako, Das Kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF), Filmkantine UG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

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