The Education of Auma Obama

General Information

Author/Creator
Okpako, Branwen, director.
Language
English.
Published
Germany, 2011.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (79 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00005618

Contents/Summary

Summary
A captivating portrait of US president Barack Obama’s older half-sister, who embodies a post-colonial, feminist identity in her native Kenya. Nigerian-born director Branwen Okpako’s film also documents a generation of politically and socially engaged Africans whose aspirations are informed by their parents’s experiences, and whose ambition to forge a better future for their communities starts from the ground up.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note
Duration: 01:19:00

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 3867Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 3867
(HU_OSA_00005618.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format