THE BATTLE FOR LAIKIPIA
Available screening types
Virtual
On-demand
Available until
Feb 05, 2026
Speakers Available
Available in
Australia, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, Greece, India, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, People's Republic of China, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Brazil
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About the film
Climate change and unresolved historical injustices raise the stakes in a generations-old conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in a wildlife conservation haven.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 34m
Released
2024
Director
Daphne Matziaraki, Peter Murimi
Producer
Toni Kamau, Daphne Matziaraki, Kati Davenport, Maya Craig
Executive Producer
Roger Ross WIlliams, Geoff Martz, Jody Allen, Jason Hunke, Shari Sant, Shannon Joy, Tiffany Schauer
Crew
Sam Soko, William Ryan Fritch, Vincent Mbaya, Steve Ruiyi, Jordan Inaan, Lauren Schwartzman, Emily Thomas, Zachai Kalet-Schwartz, James Pace Cornsilk, Josh Kisamwa, Barney Broomfield, Barny Treveylan, Yiorgos Rizos, Anthony Thuku, Habiba Gicheru, Cynthia Njuguna, Sifiso Khanyile, Carole Kinyua, Lucky Mwachi, Kenneth Kigunda, Ben Coulson, Emma Corbett, Oli Gurney, Paul Koren, Jennifer Kerr, Joe Heath, Dan Weinberg, Andrew Harris, Luke Kantola
Awards & recognition
Sundance Film Festival, USA
Sundance Amazon MGM 2024 non fiction producing prize awarded to producer Toni Kamau
Hot Docs Film Festival, Canada
Land Sky and Sea Award awarded to directors Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi
Guadalajara Film Festival, Mexico
The Best Socio-Environmental Award awarded to directors Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi
Durban International Film Festival, South Africa
Amnesty International Durban’s Human Rights Award awarded to directors Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi
Filmambiente, Brazil
A Special Award awarded to directors Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi
Filmambiente, Brazil
Best Editing award awarded to editor Sam Soko
Global Science Film Festival, Switzerland
Grand Jury Prize
Cinemaambinete, Italy
Asja Award for Best Documentary in the International Section awarded to directors Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi
El Gouna Film festival, Egypt
Green Star award
What people are saying
‘4 star review - "This is a sober, informative film that shows a nation that has been independent for more than 60 years, yet is still haunted by the very active spectre of colonialism"‘
Jonathan Romney
‘4 star review - "Observing the arguments from both sides, the film’s brilliant editing exposes the ranchers’ blinkered view of their position within the community... At once patient and rigorous, this is a film that superbly demonstrates how the conflicts of the present cannot be extricated from the baggage of the past"‘
Phuong Le
‘4 star review - "Murimi and Matziaraki have made a carefully calibrated documentary that nevertheless packs a punch."‘
Saskia Baron
‘" The filmmakers have gained an extraordinary degree of access to all these people, and they capture some stunning moments"‘
Rebecca Alter & Bilge Ebiri
‘“The film captures the fundamental ideological divides in communities that feel the ongoing effects of colonialism.”‘
Pat Mullen