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SYNOPSIS
A tribute to the healing journeys of African women artists in their communities around the world. Sunshine Boutique follows the stories of four women in New York, Philadelphia, Amsterdam and Cape Town. Their expressions for social change are accompanied by dance, visual art, original musical arrangements and the voices of poets, activists, singers, and filmmakers. Set in a tapestry of stunning vistas and invocations of hope from histories of struggle, Sunshine Boutique stands against homophobia, xenophobia, sexism and racism, while celebrating beauty, love and life. |  |
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 | DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
In Via New York, I sought ways to relate the experiences of immigrants and continental African ‘people who love people of the same sex’ to some of the ‘bread and butter’ issues of concern to African states.
In Sunshine Boutique, the ‘bread and butter’ issues are those identified and expressed by Black women of all sexualities within their communities. Both films hope to contribute to the general portrayal of Pan-African peoples and issues in multi-dimensional ways and to challenge narrowly defined views of acceptable African gender roles, at the heart of homophobia.
Sunshine Boutique takes the further step of relating these ideas to African women’s organizing, creative faith and spiritual renewal.
My hope is to celebrate a few expressions of contemporary Black feminism, women’s creativity and hope.
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CAST & CREW
Writer, Director & Executive Producer
Kagendo Murungi
Co-Producer
Curtis Njue Murungi
Associate Producer & Editor
Oriana Bolden
Location Producers
Faith Sangoma (Cape Town)
C. Sala Hewitt (New York)
Anne Krul (Amsterdam) |  |
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 | Faith Journeyers
(Cast In Order of Appearance)
Faith Sangoma
C. Sala Hewitt
Sonia Sanchez
Guinean Women
Gogo Nobantu Mabele
Abena P.A. Busia
Elizabeth, Reneé & Marcia
Kagendo Murungi
Mama Kumba
Anne Krul
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ORIGINAL MUSIC & POETRY
Faith Sangoma
"How I Got Ovah & Learned to Fly"
Theodore Gerideau, Co-producer
Kyle Smith, Co-producer
Le Millenium Records 2002
Mama Kumba
Selected Music from Dutch Anti-War Day Performance, Het Ij, Amsterdam
The Netherlands, 1999
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 | Abena P.A. Busia
"Mawu/Mawo"
Testimonies of Exile,
Woeli Publishers, Ghana, 1990
C. Sala Hewitt
"Memoire Excerpt of a Blaxploitation Heroin's
Unknown Daughter or Rhymemory,
According to Nadeen Jaxon"
Madame Jaxon's Jazz Song
New York, 2001 |
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Sonia Sanchez
"Improvisation"
Wounded In the House of a Friend,
Beacon Press, Boston, MA, 1995
Kali Boyce
aka The "Killa B" Tuffnstuff
"Spirit"
Kmaji Media Productions, 2006
Additional music:
Peter John Ross
www.sonnyboo.com
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FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS
Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice
Serpent Source Foundation for Women Artists |
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FISCAL SPONSOR
MIX: New York Experimental Lesbian & Gay Film/Video Festival
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 | INDIVIDUAL FUNDERS &
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS
Mom & Dad
The Murungi Family
Curtis Njue Murungi
Betty Kaari Murungi
Kevin Murungi
Eric Murungi
Muthembei Murungi
Faith Sangoma
Marion Banzhaf & Eve Rosahn
Christine Lipat
Eddie Mandhry
Seble Dawit & Dora King
Irene Sosa & Selva Nebbia
Kelebohile Nkhereanye |
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Nguru Karugu
Joo-Hyun Kang
Zandile Makahamadze
Mame Diarra Gueye
Peter Wanjuki
Nancy Robertson
Charlotte Young Bowens
Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhran
Mandisa Zitha
Gogo Nobantu Mabele |  |
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WARM THANKS & BEST WISHES
Women for Justice
Strange Fruit The Real
Everyone at Astraea Foundation
Alrick Brown
The Brinkley Family
Thomas Glave
Delia Herrera
Cheryl Clarke
Shailja Patel
Lisa Kahaleole Chang Hall
Mary Porter & Wayne Corbitt
Veruska Bellistri
Marty Gargle
Gail Lloyd
Kara Lynch
Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Dr. Rashida Ismaili Abu-Bakr
Eve Oishi
Jim Baker
Marlon Reina
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Jim Hubbard
LaTrice Dixon
Oluseyi Alaba
Cira wa Njeri
David Kariuki
James Kariuki
Yvette Vanterpool
Mungu Sanchez
M. Jacqui Alexander
Lala Endara
Shari Frilot
Alan Gael
Stephen Kent Jusick
Joe Tullgren
George Cenatus
The Fund for Women Artists
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