River of Brown Waters

The ‘RIVER OF BROWN WATERS’ is a story of a river Called Ewaso Ngiro in Northern Kenya crosscutting through the pastoralist counties of Laikipia, Samburu, Isiolo and Marsabit.It is a lifeline to a huge number of pastoralists and their livelihood which is pastoralism.It also supports wildlife and the various kinds of lives in its ecosystem.
The river of brown waters documentary, will tell the river’s life through generations and they will speak as the river itself and tell us its history through voices of heritage among pastoralists, its importance and the threats it is facing.In the end a human voices personalises the river and tells us how it feels when all these negatives issues and threats are inflicted and what is its fear as the river.

  • Linda Laissa Malih
    Director
  • Linda Laissa Malih
    Writer
  • Linda Laissa Malih
    Producer
  • Mungai Kiroga
    Producer
  • Judy Kibinge
    Producer
    Lekurende Nkiriki
  • Lokoli Parsulan
    Key Cast
  • Isamail Galgalo
    Key Cast
  • Mpapai Manyaas
    Key Cast
  • Nteyiye Lekidung
    Key Cast
  • Legilai Mpoikai
    Key Cast
  • Lempaima Kidotu
    Key Cast
  • Lekurende Nkiriki
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 10, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Kenya
  • Country of Filming:
    Kenya
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • DOCUBOX
    Distributor
    Country: Kenya
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - Linda Laissa Malih

Linda Laissa Malih Kaunga, a Laikipian Maasai, is the first female filmmaker in her community with interests in documenting, linking, amplifying, and promoting youth's and women's voices across diverse indigenous cultures in Kenya and around the world.

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