Zeitz MOCAA will be hosting a series of Pan-African film screenings at The Labia Theatre the last Friday of every month. They begin this satellite programme – The Pan-African Film Caravan – with the film Stories of Our Lives (2014) by the East-African Nest Collective.
Founded in 2012, the Nairobi-based Nest Collective is a multidisciplinary arts group working across film, music, fashion, visual arts, and literature.
Their acclaimed queer anthology film Stories of Our Lives (2014) has been screened in more than 90 countries and received numerous awards. Stories of Our Lives (2014) is a powerful film made up of five short vignettes drawn from real accounts within Kenya’s queer community. Developed by the Nest Collective through an extensive oral history project, the film captures intimate, everyday experiences of love, identity, and resilience, situating them within a broader socio-political context in East Africa during a period of heightened debate around anti-homosexuality laws. Though banned in Kenya for allegedly promoting “obscenity” and homosexuality, the film gained significant international recognition, winning the collective the Berlinale Teddy Jury Prize.
Coming from East Africa, their work draws primarily on African urban and contemporary experiences as a foundation for exploring their histories and imagining possible futures, while remaining attentive to globally interconnected issues. In 2022, the collective was recognized in Monopol Magazine’s annual list of 100 leading contemporary cultural practitioners.
Zeitz MOCAA invites you to experience the Nest Collective’s work and Pan-Africa cinema with the screening of Stories of Our Lives on Friday, 24 April 2026.
Non-members pay R30 per person
Zeitz MOCAA Members enter for free.
Not yet a member? Reach out to their friendly team at the front desk or E membership@zeitzmocaa.museum to explore Zeitz MOCAA Membership.
WHAT: Pan-African Film Caravan
WHERE: The Labia Theatre, Orange Street, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: Last Friday of every month – starting with Stories of Our Lives – Friday, 24 April 2026 | 6 pm – 8 pm
BOOKING: Webtickets
INFO: VISIT
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