This film, structured through stages in a life cycle, explores the tension between the fleeting nature of memories and the materiality and permanence of the objects that embody and inspire them, in the Samburu tribe of Nothern Kenya a semi-nomadic pastoralist people with a vibrant oral tradition.
After the rain came: 7 short stories about objects and lifeworlds
- Original Title: After the rain came: 7 short stories about objects and lifeworlds
- Director: Sarah Tomas
- Countries: Kenya, United Kingdom
- Language: Lmaa
- Year: 2006
- University: Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
- Subjects: Africa, Community, Material culture, Memory, Rural
- Running Time: 20 mins