After a hugely successful preview earlier in the year, The Bioscope independent cinema continues its dedication to promoting African LGBT cinema with an extended run of screenings of the Kenyan coming-of-age film Rafiki.

Banned from screening in its country of origin, Kenya, this film by Wauri Kahiu is about two girls who fall in love against the societal conventions imposed on them. When this young love blossoms between them, the two girls are forced to choose between happiness and safety. From its tender and subtle cinematography that gently captures the joy of falling in love, to its carefully considered depiction of the tricky paths that queer African women must navigate in various parts of this continent, Rafiki is a beautiful and captivating film.