Dr. Zippora Agatha Okoth

Dr. Zippora Agatha Okoth  alias  Zippy Okoth is a Kenyan Lecturer of film, French African Young Leaders Program Laurette and an award-winning filmmaker.^[1] She is the founder of the Lake International PanAfrican Film Festival (LIPFF). She has served as a member of the Kenya Film Policy task force, the Kenya Cultural Centre Act task force and as an Executive Committee member of the Kenya National Music and Cultural Festival under the Ministry of Sports and Heritage. She is the top Judge for the Ms President Reality TV Show on KTN HOME-Kenya and has served as a Jury in various Film and Theatre Festivals in Eastern Africa.^[2][3]

Early Life and education

Zippy grew up in Rabuor in Homabay County. She has a PhD in Theatre Arts (Kenyatta University), a Master of Arts in Gender Development (University of Nairobi), and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media. Earlier, she went to Sango Primary School and later joined Asumbi Girls.^[4][5]

Marriage and Children

Married in 2008 and divorced in 14th December 2012^[6]

Published Works

• 2021    The Business of Theatre In Kenya; The Artist as an Entrepreneur. (Nov. 2021), Journal of East African Theatre, Kenya International Theatre Festival Trust.
• 2020     New Voices in Africa, Cinema as Premonition, Covid-19 as Possibility, Expert Article, Institute Montaigne Journal, (Published online on October 2020), https://www.institutmontaigne.org/en/experts/zippora-okoth
• 2019     Turning Monologue into Play: A journey through self-revelatory theatre in the one woman play Diary of a Divorced Woman by Zippy Okoth, (February 2019), Enhancing Creativity for Youth Empowerment and Community Development Proceedings Journal.        http://research.tukenya.ac.ke/images/abstracts/2019/tuk-creativity-conference-proceedings-03-03-19.pdf
• 2017   Potentials of Drama Therapy in Unmasking the Personae of Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation among the Kenyan Maasai, (2017), Dr. Zippora Okoth and Prof. John Mugubi, Journal of African Theatre Film and Media Discourse.  https://journal.ku.ac.ke/index.php/kujat/article/view/123

Other Published Works

• 2022     Published OTIS JANAM, a screenplay on Women Empowerment and Sports
• 2021     Published TIGO: Sacred Beads, A play based on the mythology of the Luo Community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PrMen6aLSQ
• 2019 OOPS ZIPPY: From the Diary of a Divorced Woman, Novel Book, Published in 2019.https://nuriakenya.com/product/oops-zippy-from-the-diary-of-a-divorced-woman-by-zippora-agatha-okoth-dr-zippy-okoth/
• 2014 Ph.D. in Theatre Arts, Research on ‘Use of Dramatherapy in unlocking voices of Female Genital Mutilation Survivors.’ (2014)https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/11943

See also

Kenya Writers Guild

References

1. Muendo, Stevens. "Love rules the world: Dr Zippy Okoth on love, marriage and divorce". Evewoman Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
2. Kenga, Nailantei. "A look inside Dr. Zippy Okoth's vibrant home". Health. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
3. KTN Entertainment (2022-09-24), My Ex-Husband Beat Me Up In Public & That's The Day I Left~ Dr Zippy Okoth Shares Her Story, retrieved 2024-12-09
4. Lynn Ngugi (2024-04-10), Dr.Zippy Okoth on her film making journey, marriage and why she will not shrink for a man | LNN, retrieved 2024-12-09
5. KTN Entertainment (2022-09-24), My Ex-Husband Beat Me Up In Public & That's The Day I Left~ Dr Zippy Okoth Shares Her Story, retrieved 2024-12-09
6. KTN Entertainment (2022-09-24), My Ex-Husband Beat Me Up In Public & That's The Day I Left~ Dr Zippy Okoth Shares Her Story, retrieved 2024-12-09