The Education of Auma Obama
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Cast & Crew
Branwen Okpako
Kolja Brandt
Branwen Okpako
Katrin Springer
Volker Ullrich
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Synopsis
An intimate portrait of the U.S. president's older half-sister, Auma Obama, 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. After living in the United Kingdom for a short period, Obama eventually moved back to Kenya to mentor a young generation of community activists, social workers and other ambitious youth who lacked her education and training, but were nonetheless determined to make a positive contribution to their society. As the daughter of a charismatic man who fought for the liberation of his country and participated in the shaping of the first years of independence, Obama witnessed her father's hopefulness as well as his disillusionment, coming into adulthood as her country fell prey to despotism, corruption and poverty.
