In My Genes [SEP] director
In My Genes
In My Genes is a Kenyan 2009 documentary film directed, written, produced and edited by Lupita Nyong'o in her directing debut.
Synopsis.
How does one live as a pale person in a dominantly black society? What does one feel being one of the most visible persons and, probably, one of the most ignored? Agnes, an albino woman in Kenya, feels it daily. Ever since she was born, she has had to deal with the prejudices that surround albinos. "In My
— studied piano with Lucy H. Clinton, pupil of Clara Schumann at Hellmuth Ladies' College, London, Ontario
- 1873 — awarded Lord Dufferin Bronze Medal for Art
- 5th Jan 1874 — began teaching piano, Hellmuth Ladies' College
- Sep 1876 — arrived in New York, became a protégé of Miss Lucy Nelson
- 1878 — met Antonia Henne, contralto, "The most dominating musical influence of my life"
- 1879-1906 — organist and choir director, Calvary Baptist Church in New York