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Truck Mama
Zipporah Nyaruri / Kenya, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands / 2025 / 85 min
Eva, a Kenyan truck driver, has chosen a path that remains rare in her world. Transporting goods, traveling long distances, and carrying the weight of responsibility on her own, she faces confusion from her family, who can’t quite grasp her decision. Yet, behind the wheel, Eva finds more than just work. For her, driving symbolizes dignity and independence, despite dusty routes and the pull of familial expectations. This is a portrait of a woman forging her own way forward, taking the road she chooses.
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01.06. /
Archenhold Observatory
Zippy Nyaruri
Director
Zipporah (Zippy) Nyaruri is a filmmaker and producer recognised for her project "Truck Mama," which premiered at IDFA 2025. Her other notable works include "Mama Emerre” and "Zebu and the Photo Fish," screened at esteemed film festivals like Durban, Aspen, FESPACO and Toronto (TIFF). With a Master's degree in Film and Photography Studies, she has also attended Maisha Film Lab, IDFA Academy, Berlinale and Durban Talent Campus, CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator and EsoDoc.
Keisha Mayuga
Women Mobilize Women
Keisha Mayuga is an urban planner and one of the leads of Women Mobilize Women, specializing in sustainable and inclusive mobility in Asia. She holds an MBA in Sustainable Mobility from TU Berlin and previously worked with the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank on transport finance and active mobility. In 2023, she was recognized as a TUMI Remarkable Feminist Voice in Transport.
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04.06. /
ACUDkino
Keisha Mayuga
Women Mobilize Women
Keisha Mayuga is an urban planner and one of the leads of Women Mobilize Women, specializing in sustainable and inclusive mobility in Asia. She holds an MBA in Sustainable Mobility from TU Berlin and previously worked with the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank on transport finance and active mobility. In 2023, she was recognized as a TUMI Remarkable Feminist Voice in Transport.
Zonke Gavrilov
Expert
Zonke Gavrilov, PhD from the Wits University-TU Berlin Urban Lab, specializes in public transport reform and informal transportation in South Africa. She also holds a BSc Landscape Architecture, Hons Applied Science Architecture, PGDip Development Planning, and MSc Development Planning. Part of the Tembisa Pretoria Taxi Association and taxi owner, she channels personal and academic insights into practical solutions for conflict mitigation, collaborative governance, & sustainable urban mobility.
Itzel Garcia Mejia
Expert
Itzel is an Independent Consultant on Sustainable Mobility and Gender Equality and a Research Associate at TU Berlin, where she is pursuing a PhD on popular transport systems from a gender perspective. Her research focuses on mototaxis in Mexico, exploring their role in women’s employment and care-related mobility. Having grown up in Mexico City and lived in Germany for almost a decade, she offers a cross-regional perspective, advocating for safe, sustainable, affordable and inclusive mobility.
Q&A
07.06. /
Sputnik Kino
Kerstin Wendt
Women in Mobility
Kerstin is one of the three CEOs of the network Women in Mobility with over 15 years of expertise in the mobility and security sector across various public and private institutions. She holds a PhD in High Performance Computing from UAB in Barcelona and is a great networker. Kerstin’s core topics include inclusive transportation solutions and gender-specific mobility challenges.
Susanne Martin
Quality + Process Manager, Deutsche Bahn
Susanne Martin verantwortet die Prozessqualität bei der Instandhaltung von Schienenfahrzeugen und gewährleistet die Einhaltung der EBA-Anforderungen, Zertifizierungen sowie internen Verfahrensrichtlinien. Neben ihrer Tätigkeit im Netzwerk „Women in Mobility“ engagiert sie sich seit 2025 für Feminismus in verschiedenen Formen des Theaterausdrucks.
Credits
| Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Production Countries | Kenya, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands |
| Runtime | 85 min |
| FSK | Not rated |
| Languages | Swahili, English, Kikamba |
| Subtitle | English |
| Premiere Status | German Premiere |
| Director | Zipporah Nyaruri |
|---|---|
| Producer | Zipporah Nyaruri |
