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An upcoming film from the producers of Nairobi Half Life

VEVE follows the lives of multiple characters trying to find themselves in a world of political intrigue, revenge, love and longings for success complemented by the background of the thriving yet unregulated veve business. Amos, an ambitious politician, is running for another term as Maua MP whilst facing his opponent Wadu in the extension of his veve empire. His wife Esther discovers the true nature of his affairs and seeks solace in Kenzo, a conflicted young man out to seek vengeance for his father’s death. Sammy, Amos’ right hand man, has to choose between being loyal to his work and being a caring father to his 12-year-old son Kago. Maua´s Veve Farmers want to farm a union to force Amos to pay decent prices for their veve. Clint, a hedonistic wannabe documentary filmmaker meddles to far, blind of the dangers he is putting himself and others into. All are in search of purpose not knowing, that their destinies are entwined in more ways than they imagine.

LEO is a charming and beguiling adult fairy-tale set in Nairobi, a Metropolitan City in Kenya that is a melting pot of East African culture, art, politics and commerce. It is a story about Maasai boy, raised in a low-income home, achieving his dream against all odds. LEO film is a simple story that captures the essence of a child’s heart still open to all the posssibilities of achieving his dream in “Kenya” Africa.

One of my favorite Kenyan films will be showing at next month's Screen on the Green. Don't miss this, support Kenywood! ( pron, Keni-wood , ya I just made that up:) Synopsis: Nairobi, Kenya. 14 year-old Abila lives with his parents in Kibera, one of the largest slums in East Africa. One morning the teenager discovers his father ill and delirious. Someone has stolen his soul, mumbles the father as he sits huddled in a corner. Abila is shocked and confused but wants to help his father and goes in search of a suitable cure.Supported by his friend Shiku who is the same age as him, he learns that his father has gambled his soul away in the company of a spiritual woman. The teenager doesn’t want to believe it and sets about looking for the witch. When he finally discovers her in the darkest corner of the ghetto, she gives him seven challenging tasks to save his father’s lost soul. Abila embarks on an adventurous journey which leads him right through the microcosm of his home town. ...

MUIGWITHANIA (Understanding) is a new feature film produced by Wide Angle Visions Limited, a media production company of Kenya’s well-known cultural organisers Sailesh and Mehul Savani of Nairobi, Kenya. It is a story set in a village in Central Province. The story follows two Mau Mau fighters on the run from the British Army, who take refuge in the home of an Asian shopkeeper. The story is about what happens in the night when the Mau Mau fighters have to interact with the Asian shopkeeper’s family and make their way out of the village, away from their pursuers- the British Army. It is filmed in English, on actual locations used by the Mau Mau in Kabete area of Central Province (on the outskirts of Nairobi).  Look out for this film premiering next week at Silverbird Cinemas. Support Kenyan arts!

Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu speaks about her groundbreaking Kenyan sci-fi film Pumzi . "In Africa, when you’re making a film, it has to be issue driven...you have write about AIDS or FGM...something the NGO is funding...thats how you get funds. Rarely do you get creative lease.." Via: A Bombastic Element Previously: Pumzi film review and trailer

Soulboy Trailer from One Fine Day Films on Vimeo . Kibera Launch + Behind the scenes video Previously: Movie Seen! Soul Boy Review

Soul Boy is a film by Ghanian-Kenyan director Hawa Essuman , shot in the famous Nairobi slum Kibera. This film by German production company One Fine Day Films and Goethe-Institut revolves around Abila ( Samson Odhiambo ), a fourteen year old boy growing up and experiencing life’s lessons in this poor environment. Kibera is a place that has just experienced post-election violence and Abila has to navigate his way through this environment, while at the same time just trying to be a normal teenager. Abila wakes up on what seems like just another day to find that his father is bed-ridden with illness; his soul has been stolen he tells his teenage son. Troubled and worried as there is no one to run their kiosk, Abila sets off to find out how he can help his father. Through the help of his friend Ciku ( Leila Dayan Opou ) he goes to see a witch who gives him seven tasks to complete if he wants to see his father recover. The film then progresses from here with Abila having various enco...

SYNPOSIS Someone has stolen his soul, mumbles the father as he sits huddled in a corner. Abila is shocked and confused but wants to help his father and goes in search of a suitable cure.Supported by his friend Shiku who is the same age as him, he learns that his father has gambled his soul away in the company of a spiritual woman. The teenager doesn't want to believe it and sets about looking for the witch. When he finally discovers her in the darkest corner of the ghetto, she gives him seven challenging tasks to save his father's lost soul. Abila embarks on an adventurous journey which leads him right through the microcosm of his home town. Will be showing at Silverbird Prestige Plaza . for 2 weeks beginning March 4th @ 7pm.  Check Silverbird website for updates Previously: Soul Boy (Inside Look)

  With Pumzi set to be Kenya's first science fiction(sci-fi) film, Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu surely had her work cut out for her to ensure she set the standards high and didn't disappoint Kenyan audiences. Although there was controversy surrounding another Kenyan film Otto: The Bloodbath , a horror film(which I'm yet to see) it does seem Kenyan filmmakers are finally exploring other film genres. Though I'm skeptical as to the claims that Otto was Kenya's first horror film, I am pretty sure there hasn't been a Kenyan sci-fi flick before. Set 35 years after World War 3, the movie takes place in a futuristic East Africa that has been devastated by the effects of drought and global warming. Kenya is now a barren wasteland in which (as we see on a newspaper headline) people have to trek for days in search of water. Millions of people have perished and there are few places where one can escape the drought.   A Natural History Museum, which also acts as a sa...