Hatua Kwa Hatua

About this Short Film

Hatua Kwa Hatua, directed by Florence Nyokabi Gathuo (Kenya, 2023), is a thoughtful short included in the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival. The film explores themes of illness and medical disability, the experience of being paralysed, and the gradual process of relearning. It also touches on writing, books and the role of groups and community in supporting a young adult’s creative and practical recovery. Quiet and observant in tone, the film invites audiences to consider ability, adaptation and connection without offering easy answers. A subtle, humane work that complements the festival’s celebration of diverse experiences and strengths.

Film Details

Country: Kenya
Festival Year: 2023

Film Transcript

Manjемуa makijua mna kungu kufurgia kwezi. Na lana kasili wakati... ...wanakufuleja iniilibu. Guhani madeza stama wanahasi mamili wakati. Inishiidia sasa-pahaerani wa mkoto after antibiotics na waquanshizalia sasa kama kwenka pati, huwa mchii akifitana ajini kuyuhu, kwa tayo, Kwenya beli mothokwa kwa bristicari, livyoteta uje maisha musi ni vitatitasema zanja yenu wa suficiente za problema kwa mkoto. Akifitza wewejiyo zangu nker Kerimerengi dio lafanya kwa mkapo. Har customizationa ya walu kufa. Na na Alienna Mwanama. Tulisa Iceta. Rinwa kawa mkoto zangu. Mbliketa ni wa kuwa ni sinakuliza longu 2011 la øicia na utaka kwa Lag Campi tene muma mktoko. Wewe icha matuhisha ambazo za mwb inconwalo kwa warai makoto na paweke wanakuuliza na tinjolo kweta na Rinwa wamena wa hii operi na hadi ni kusinanasotola kupasa za mkoto katika wakatu ina收看i na chuku kulipenda wakatu ni wakati nia kampenya ni wewe, mtu hadi calibre Danaweza kuwa kuko lesha Siku ako hapita Nie kuivyo hali Nawalisha huu Hanko ukunjiwakote Hudika chiku wewe Hinochi gelii Nafu stali, siku kwa kama Abigwami Lindzi kwa unli na ulibavu Andaweza kwa Kingi Tonga Kimtangu kuhusu kanafanya Na hii kwe kuna kita Kwapa zibi dingine Nasubendana Nama ni Lynn kwa kinji Swip Mop Andafu Missionary Missionary and Helping the needy Helping the needy Andafu Absolutely Word JOHKNOPQRSTT Turning I can imagine To be able to sit down with people And living the life that you had hoped to live And not be able to live that life And knowing you'll never be able to live that life And still laugh with them I don't feel like she has bitterness with God It doesn't seem to me that she has bitterness or anger It just seems that she's trying to better her life She's able to raise above it enough to see other people's journeys And to appreciate other people's journeys She's paying attention to herself To learn how to speak again, learn how to write again That kind of inner fortitude Is what I hope people pick up from her story Not just that she's going through this But that she has found a way And she finds a way every day to keep pushing She knows the healing power of laughter And uses it as a coping mechanism in dealing with her illness To find joy in the little things And make others laugh brings lightness to difficult situations And creates a positive atmosphere To help others around her For more information visit www.osho.com Copyright OSHO is a registered Trademark of OSHO International Foundation

Filmmaker

Florence Nyokabi Gathuo is the filmmaker behind this entry. Filmmaker profile pages are coming soon — in the meantime you can browse all their films in the search.

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