Kenyan filmmaker hopes to follow in Hollywood's LGBTQ footsteps | Malay Mail

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LONDON, Oct 11 — The Kenyan director behind a new documentary about a gay couple struggling for acceptance in the east African country hopes its film industry can mirror Hollywood's progressive role in promoting LGBTQ rights. Peter Murimi, whose documentary I Am Samuel screens at the London Film...

Film director Peter Murimi of Kenya in central London October 8, 2020. — AFP pic

“The role Hollywood played in furthering LBGTQ rights in the United States was really big, it cannot be understated,” Murimi told AFP on the sidelines of the festival.“They say 'you win the hearts, and once the hearts are won the law is irrelevant',” he said, adding “film can play that role.” Last year, Kenya's High Court upheld the laws but activists are challenging the ruling in appeals courts.

“So it is counterproductive and it's better if nothing happens and we just try to sort it out,” Murimi added.

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