Gender Equality
A film about how we respond to survivors
Jacktone Alufwani has a finished script and a confirmed cast and crew for Duara, a film that looks at how people respond to survivors of sexual violence.
In Duara, a loyal soldier is diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections and accuses his girlfriend of infidelity. Then he learns what she has been carrying in silence, the trauma of a brutal gang rape. "This revelation forces him to confront his assumptions and rethink love, justice, and what it truly means to stand by someone," Jacktone Alufwani says.
Jacktone is a filmmaker in Nairobi. He describes Duara as "a social impact film" that advocates against rape. The script is complete and refined. He has assembled and confirmed his cast and crew, and the project is ready to move into production; the remaining step, he says, is securing the funds to make it.
“Tufanye Hii Kitu”
Jacktone Alufwani
"Rather than focusing solely on the violence itself, the film examines how we respond to survivors," he says. It asks questions about trust, judgment, accountability and compassion.
The story is inspired by real experiences. Throughout his life, he says, he has witnessed what sexual violence did to people close to him. "Those experiences stayed with me and planted the seed for this story," he says. "For years, I struggled to understand why survivors are often expected to carry the burden of what happened to them while society questions their actions, their character, or even their truth."
"I do not believe that a single film can end sexual violence," he says. "However, I do believe that stories can influence how people think, how they treat survivors and how they engage with issues that are often hidden in silence."
"The creative vision is clear, and the team is prepared to begin filming," he says.