Bea Wangondu Discusses Making ‘Kikuyu Land’ Ahead of Kenyan Premiere

What changed

Bea Wangondu’s Kikuyu Land, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, is scheduled for its Kenyan premiere at the NBO Film Festival from October 15 to 25, 2026. Wangondu has also discussed making the film ahead of its home-country debut.

Why it matters

The Kenyan screening gives Kikuyu Land a new setting and audience after its Sundance appearance. The important shift is simple: the film is moving from an international festival platform to a Kenyan festival, with Wangondu’s account of its making arriving alongside that transition.

That makes the NBO Film Festival dates the next concrete marker for the film. What happens after the festival, including distribution plans, remains unclear.