Lupita Nyong’o, the Kenyan actress and Oscar winner (“12 Years a Slave”) is also a filmmaker, having served as the creator, director, editor, and producer of the award-winning feature documentary, In My Genes.
The documentary follows eight individual Kenyans who have one thing in common: they were born with albinism, a genetic condition that causes a lack of pigmentation. In many parts of Africa, including Kenya, it is a condition that marginalizes, stigmatizes, and even endangers those who have it. Though highly visible in a society that is predominantly black, the reality of living with albinism is invisible to most. Through her intimate portraits, Nyong’o enables us see their challenges, humanity, and everyday triumphs.
