Theatre
AMFM presents "Boxed" by Wanjiru Njendu
2021, Kenya/USA, 6 mins
English – Boxed is an award-winning fictionalized short film based on the true story of the terrifying daring escape of Henry “Box” Brown, an enslaved man who used creativity to escape from slavery in 1849 by mailing himself to freedom.
French – Boxed est un court métrage de fiction primé basé sur l’histoire vraie de l’évasion terrifiante et audacieuse d’Henry “Box” Brown, un esclave qui a utilisé sa créativité pour échapper à l’esclavage en 1849 en s’envoyant vers la liberté.
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