Posts filed under ‘Documentaries’
European Film Festival: Searching for Sugar Man, May 13, 19 & 23 2013 @ Alliance
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Tickets: Kshs 50
Screening Dates & Time
May 13, 2013 at 5.30 pm
May 19, 2013 at 5.30 pm
May 23, 2013 at 7.30 pm
Searching for Sugar Man tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest ’70s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late ’60s by two celebrated producers struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, they recorded an album which they believed would secure his reputation as the greatest recording artist of his generation. In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity amid rumors of a gruesome on-stage suicide. But a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and, over the next two decades, he became a phenomenon. The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what really happened to their hero. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez. — (C) Sony Pictures Classics
Winner of the 2013 Oscar for Best Documentary & BAFTA Film Award for Best Documentary
Book Presentation/Film & Panel Discussion: An Evening with Dr. Auma Obama, May 9 2013 @ Goethe Institut
Date: May 9, 2013
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 6 pm
Entrance free of charge
Dr. Auma Obama, the elder sister of the US president Barack Obama, launched the original version of her memoir in German in March 2011 at the Goethe-Institut. The memoir has since been translated into English.
Dr. Obama will participate in a discussion of her book “And Then Life Happens”, followed by the screening of a documentary film about her life “The Education of Auma Obama” (by Branwen Okpako, 2011).
Dr. Obama studied German at the University of Heidelberg, Film Production at the German Film and TV Academy in Berlin, and later obtained her PhD from the University of Bayreuth in 1996.
Photo Exhibition: Lest We Forget, May 8-26 2013 @ Alliance Francaise
Opening Date & Time: May 8, 2013 at 6 pm
Exhibition Dates: Until May 26, 2013
Venue: Alliance Française
The documentary Slave Routes: A Global Vision, a UNESCO production will be screened on this occasion.
22nd European Film Festival, May 10-26 2013 @ Alliance Francaise
Dates: May 10-26, 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise Auditorium
Time:
Weekdays 5.30 & 7.30 pm
Weekends 3, 5.30 & 7.30 pm
Tickets: Kshs 50
Programme
International Premier Screening: Premier/Divisions, May 2 2013 @ Kuona Trust
Date: May 2, 2013
Venue: Kuona Trust
Time: 1900 Hrs
Premier / Divisions (TRAILER) from chrispauldaniels on Vimeo.
For more info visit Chris Paul Daniels blog
Opening & Screening: Taking Root – The Vision of Wangari Maathai, Mar. 11 2013 @ Alliance
Date: March 11, 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: 6 pm
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai by Lisa Merton and Alan Dater (2009) – 53min
Followed by a discussion with:
- Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Founder and Executive Director, Akili Dada
- Njeri Gakonyo, Chair of the Board of Directors, The Green Belt Movement
Thereafter
Cocktail reception to launch the photo exhibition Planète Femmes (The World of Women) winning photos from the 2011 International Photo Competition organized by the Alliance Française Foundation
Pawa Salon: How to cover Elections by Boniface Mwangi, Feb. 21 2013 @ Pawa254 Hub
Join Pawa Boniface Mwangi for a Master talk, on “How to Cover Elections” on Thursday, 21st February 2013, 5-7pm at Pawa Hub.
“I covered the post-election violence at a great personal risk and sacrifice, though l escaped all that mayhem physical unharmed, am sill nursing the psychological violence inflicted by witnessing the violence.” – Boniface Mwangi
Presentation: Premier/Divisions by Chris Paul Daniels, Feb. 15 2013 @ Kuona Trust
Date – Friday 15th February 2013
Venue – Kuona Trust, Likoni Close
Time – 7 pm
Address – Likoni Lane,Off Dennis Pritt, Hurlingham
British Film and Video Artist, Chris Paul Daniels, presents work made in response to his five week residency at Kuona Trust, Nairobi supported by the Triangle Network and Gasworks Gallery (London) International Fellowship Programme.
Chris will have screenings and video installations on view throughout the grounds of the Kuona space and be performing Live Visuals that showcase filmic collaborations, animations and time-lapse studies made during his Residency accompanied by a live musical performance by Ketebul music’s recording artist Ochieng’ Nelly
The video work previews raw unedited footage of a larger documentary piece titled ‘Premier/Divisions’ which will premiere at Kuona Trust at a later date in March and will therefore be VJ’d as a freely improvised and live visual performance in reaction to the music.
About
Chris graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2010 and subsequently won the Deutsche Bank Award for Art for his collaborative film project – ‘Unravel the longest hand painted film in Britain’ (http://unravelfilm.blogspot.co.uk) which has toured over ninety art spaces throughout the UK including Tate Britain, The National Media Musuem and the British Film Institute. He has worked on several international projects in Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands and screened work extensively in the UK and internationally.
His work in characterised by experimental documentation of shared memories and communal perspectives and this will be reflected in the documentary he has been producing during his first visit to the continent.
http://www.chrispauldaniels.blogspot.com/
http://www.chrispauldaniels.com/
Artist Presentation: by premier film producer – Ruby, Feb. 14 2013 @ Kuona Trust
After learning that Brand Kenya would have an exhibition centre during the Olympics, Ruby undertook a project to showcase to both tourists and investors aspects of our country which many people are not familiar with. She also wanted members of the Kenyan Diaspora to get a glimpse of how far we have come, particularly in the last 10 years.
The clip was shown at Kenya House in London and has since been uploaded onto YouTube having about 8,000 views in just 5 days.
View: Kenya Today really worth Knowing
Come interact with the artist and learn more about her work and experiences this Thursday, 14th February at Kuona Trust from 2pm.
Images de Nairobi: A week of French Cinema in Nairobi, Feb. 11-16 2013 @ Alliance & Cinemart
Recent and critically acclaimed films at the 10th edition of the ‘Images de France’ Film Festival in Nairobi with daily shows at Alliance Française de Nairobi and the newly opened Cinemart cinema in Kawangware (off Naivasha Road, net to Deliverance Church).
Time: Alliance 7 pm daily & Cinemart 4 pm
Entry: Free
Programme
Mon. 11 Feb, 7pm (Alliance Française) & Wed. 13 Feb, 4pm (Cinemart, Kawangware)
THE ARTIST by Michel Hazanavicius, 2011, 1h40, drama, in French with English subtitles – General Exhibition
The story follows the relationship of Georges Valentin (Jean Dujardin), an older silent movie star, and Peppy Miller (Bérénice Béjo), a rising young actress, as silent cinema falls out of fashion and talking films take over.
Tue. 12 Feb, 7pm (Alliance Française) & Thu. 14 Feb, 4pm (Cinemart, Kawangware)
COMME UN CHEF by Daniel Cohen, 2012, 1h24, comedy, in French with English subtitles – General Exhibition
Jacky Bonnot is a talented amateur chef who dreams of owning his own restaurant. Unfortunately his present financial situation makes it highly unlikely that he will ever fulfil his dream. He manages to scrape a living by doing odd jobs which he can just about hold onto, until the day his path crosses that of Alexandre Lagarde, a renowned chef…
Wed. 13 Feb, 7pm (Alliance Française) & Fri. 15 Feb, 4pm (Cinemart, Kawangware)
POLISSE by Maïwenn, 2011, 2h07, drama, in French with English subtitles – 16yrs and above
A gripping police drama based on true accounts from the Parisian Child Protection Unit. The daily grind for the officers of the Child Protection Unit includes taking in offenders, making arrests, interrogations, taking statements but also the sense of solidarity between colleagues during lunch breaks. It is knowing the worst exists and trying to live with it. How do these police officers balance their private lives and the reality they are confronted with every working day?
Thu. 14 Feb, 7pm (Alliance Française) & Tue. 12 Feb, 4pm (Cinemart, Kawangware)
LOUP (The Wolf) by Nicolas Vanier, 2009, 1h42, drama, in French with English subtitles – General Exhibition
Sergei is an Eveny, the nomadic reindeer herders living in the wild mountains of Eastern Siberia. At the age of 16, Sergei is put in charge of his clan’s largest herd. In the Siberian vastness, the wolves remain a perennial threat to the reindeer. Sergei has learnt to hunt the wolves without any qualms, until the day that he encounters a female with a litter of four cubs…
Fri. 15 Feb, 7pm (Alliance Française) & Mon. 11 Feb, 4pm (Cinemart, Kawangware)
UN BONHEUR N’ARRIVE JAMAIS SEUL (Happiness never comes alone) by James Huth, 2012, 1h50, comedy, in French with English subtitles – 16yrs and above
Sacha loves his friends, his piano and partying. At night, he plays in a jazz club and seduces pretty girls. He lives for the moment, looking for pleasure. Charlotte has three kids, two ex-husbands and a thriving professional life. She has no room for a love story. They have nothing in common and shouldn’t be together… but they are made for one another
Sat. 16 Feb, 10am (Alliance Française) & Sat. 16 Feb, 10am (Cinemart, Kawangware)
UNE VIE DE CHAT (A Cat in Paris) by Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli, 2010, 1h10 min, animation, in English – 6yrs and above
Dino is a cat who shares his life between two houses. During the day, he lives with Zoé, the only daughter of Jeanne, a police captain. During the night, he clambers over the roofs of Paris in the company of Nico, a very skillful thief.
Documentary & Festival Opening: Disputed Fields & Performance by Eric Wainaina + Best Band In Africa, Jan 28 2013 @ Alliance
Disputed Fields is one of a series of four films produced by InformAction which all focus on messages that have resonance across Kenya. It will open the ‘Kesho Ime Fika’ Festival.
This documentary is a ‘bottom up’ look at issues of land and tensions between the Kalennjin and Kikuyu communities in the region. It takes a sensitive approach, hearing the views of both communities as we had into the elections.
After the screening there will be a Live Performance by Eric Wainaina & the best band in Africa
Find full programme here
Festival on Elections and Leadership, Jan. 28 – Feb. 1 2013 @ Alliance
KESHO IME FIKA
A Citizen’s Festival on elections and leadership presented by Alliance Française in partnership with INFORM Action, The XYZ Show, Picha Mtaani & Dan ‘Chizi’ Aceda
Dates: January 28 to February 1, 2013
Time: Daily at 7pm
Entrance: Free
This multidisciplinary festival will tackle issues of unity and diversity, corruption and impunity, land issues and reform, governance and leadership with critical eyes and voices, through the mediums of editorial cartoons, XYZ puppets, ‘Kenya Burning’ photographs, music and performing arts, documentaries and public service announcements.
Cartoons by leading Kenyan cartoonists and ‘Kenya Burning’ photographs by Boniface Mwangi will graphically illustrate the path that must be avoided.
A series of short documentaries by ‘INFORM Action’ that specializes in film and community discussions, led by Maina Kiai, former Chairman of the Kenya National Human Rights Commission and UN Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Assembly and of Association, will engage Kenyans on the persistent need to demand political and social accountability.
Skits and voice talents from the XYZ show together with musicians and comedians including Dan ‘Chizi’ Aceda, Winyo and Larry Asego will use their artistic expressions to emphasize the essence of the festival.
Out of Town: 10th Sauti za Busara Festival, Feb. 14-17 2013 @ Old Fort in Zanzibar
Dates: February 14-17, 2013
Venue: Old Fort in Zanzibar
Festival Tickets*: EA Residents US $29, International Visitors US $109
Programme: Festival Timetable
*Festival admission prices vary with citizeship. Find full info here
The Festival
The festival will celebrate a lifetime achievement of bringing together artists and audiences from around Africa and beyond with enriching cultural experiences, promoting cultural diversity and social development for the past 10 years.
Sauti za Busara is an annual music event in East Africa and widely known as ‘the friendliest festival on the planet’. This edition will feature 200 musicians: more than twenty five groups from East Africa and beyond; acoustic and electric, upcoming and established – all performing live.
The Old Fort will host three nights of non-stop live music, with the main programme continuing Friday through Sunday with performances from 5pm until 1am.
The festival also features African Music Films: documentaries, music videos and live concert footage, all focused on promoting the richness and diversity of African music as screened in the amphitheatre of the Old Fort.
Headline Artist Cheikh Lo – Senegal
Headline artist for the 10th edition of Sauti za Busara is internationally acclaimed Baye Fall artist Cheikh Lo from Senegal. A superb singer and songwriter as well as a distinctive guitarist, percussionist and drummer he has personalized and distilled a variety of influences from West and Central Africa, to create a style that is uniquely his own.
To celebrate ten years of Sauti za Busara, the festival showcases “Best of the Best”; audience favourites of past years including Tanzania’s DDC Mlimani Park Orchestra.
Zanzibar’s Culture Musical Club will also showcase at the 10th edition and they remain the most prolific and successful taarab orchestra from East Africa.
Other main acts include Khaira Arby (Mali), Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka (Zimbabwe), Atongo Zimba (Ghana), N’Faly Kouyaté (Guinea), Nathalie Natiembe (Reunion), Nawal & Les Femmes de la Lune (Comoros/Mayotte), Wazimbo (Mozambique), The Moreira Project (Mozambique/South Africa), Owiny Sigoma Band (Kenya/UK), Mokoomba (Zimbabwe), Msafiri Zawose & Sauti Band (Tanzania), Mani Martin (Rwanda), Burkina Electric (Burkina Faso/USA), Lumumba Theatre Group (Tanzania), Sousou & Maher Cissoko (Senegal/Sweden), Super Maya Baikoko (Tanzania), Peter Msechu (Tanzania) and many more.
Networking Space
Sauti za Busara will continue to host the Movers & Shakers networking forum for local and visiting arts professionals. This networking space facilitates discussions, exchange and development of ideas on the creative industries in the East African region and beyond.
Fringe Events
It’s not just the festival that puts on a show; the local community is encouraged to take part by hosting Busara Xtra fringe events. These include traditional ngoma drum and dance, fashion shows, dhow races, open-mic sessions, after-parties and performances of Zanzibar’s oldest taarab orchestras as arranged by the local community.
For More Information: www.busaramusic.org
Screening: Dan Muchina’s Santerium, Dec. 22 2012 @ The Nest
Date: December 22, 2012
Venue: The Nest
Time: 1-9 pm
Entry: Free BUT you need to get your tickets here
For more info visit: http://www.becauseartislife.org
[Update] Kwani? LitFest 2012: Stories of the Horn of Africa, Dec. 9-16 2012 @ Various Venues
Festival Dates: December 9 -16, 2012
Events Line Up: Public Lectures, Writers in conversation, Readings, Performances, Art Exhibitions, Film Screenings
Venues: various venues – Kifaru Gardens, Kwani? Garden, National Museum, University of Nairobi, Goethe Institut, Kuona Trust, Habesha, Kibera, KICC Helipad, Eastleigh, South B [map below]
Update: All the events scheduled to take place at University of Nairobi have been moved to the National Museum
Entry to most of the events is Free
Download litfest_programme
Focus: Stories of the Horn of Africa with participating Countries – Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan & Kenya
Some of the writers confirmed for the festival are: Hadraawi – Somalia, Warsan Shire – Somalia, Sayadin Hersi – Somalia, Awes Osman – Somalia, Said Juma Hussein – Somalia, Chehem Watta – Djibouti, Meaza Worku – Ethiopia, Jamal Mahjoub – Sudan, Alemseged Tesfai – Eritrea, Nawal El Saadawi – Egypt, Kojo Laing – Ghana, Helon Habila – Nigeria, Deqa Abshir – Somalia/Kenya, Fawaz El Said – Sudan, Yassir Ali – Sudan, Altayeb Daw Elbeit – Sudan, Ermais Ekube – Ethiopia
A Snap Shot of the Programme
Date: December 9, 2012
Venue: Kifaru Gardens
Time: 2-10 pm
Music by: Waayaha Cusub and Kato& Band
DJ Set by: DJ Zelalem
Entry: Free
Date: December 10, 2012
Venue: Goethe-Institut Nairobi, Monrovia Street
Time: 2.30 – 8 pm
Entry: Free
Date: December 11, 2012
Venue: University of Nairobi National Museum
Time: 2– 7 pm
Entry: Free
Date: December 12, 2012
Venue: Louis Leakey Auditorium, National Museum
Time: 2.30-8 pm
Entry: Free
Date: December 13, 2012
Venues: Hotel Intercontinental, Taifa Hall (University of Nairobi) & Louis Leakey Auditorium, National Museum
Time: 2.30– 7.30 pm
Entry: Free
Date: December 14, 2012
Venues: Louis Leakey Auditorium (National Museum) & Kuona Trust
Free Entry
Date: December 15, 2012
Venues: Louis Leakey Auditorium (National Museum) & KICC Helipad
Entry: Free (National Museum)
Entry: Ksh 1,000 (KICC Helipad)
About
The Kwani? Literary Festival is organised by Kwani Trust on a biennial basis where the literary leaders of Kenya, enriched with visiting writers from around the world, turn their attention to one salient subject and explore it through the lenses of the continent’s past, present and emerging literatures. In 2012, the Litfest will focus on several geopolitical trends and shifts in Kenya’s immediate north to host literary conversations with the Horn of Africa.
It thus aims to act as a platform where the story of the Horn of Africa can be told, to an extent, not taking the political crisis narrative as the only story that exists.
Additionally, the pan-African exchange programme of Goethe-Institut Moving Africa will bring a further eight African writers to Nairobi.
For the exact programme please visit the 2012 Kwani? Litfest website: http://litfest.kwani.org
More information on Moving Africa: http://www.blog.goethe.de/moving-africa/
Screening & Discussion #HRWNairobiFilmFest: Call me Kuchu, Nov 23 2012 @ Alliance
Date: November 23, 2012
Venue: Alliance Francaise Auditorium
Time: 6.30 pm
Directors: Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall, Country – US, 2012, Duration 87 minutes, In English and Luganda with English subtitles
In an office on the outskirts of Kampala, veteran activist David Kato labors to repeal Uganda’s homophobic laws and liberate his fellow lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender men and women, or “kuchus.” But Kato’s formidable task just became more difficult. A new “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” proposes the death penalty for HIV-positive gay men and prison for anyone who fails to turn in a known homosexual. Kato is one of the few who dare to publicly protest the country’s government and media. Working with a dedicated group of fellow activists, he fights for Kampala’s kuchus on Ugandan television, at the United Nations, and in the courts. Because, he insists, “if we keep on hiding, they will say we are not here.”
With unprecedented access, Call Me Kuchu examines the astounding courage and determination required to battle an oppressive government, a vicious media and a powerful church in the fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
Discussants: Pepe Julian Onziema (Sexual Minorities Uganda), Jackson Otieno (GALCK), John “Longjones” Wambere (Spectrum Uganda Initiatives), and Jane Wothaya (Gay Kenya Trust)
Mathare Safari Exhibition, Nov. 24-Dec. 2012 @ the Nairobi National Museum
Opening: November 24, 2012
Venue: National Museum of Kenya
Time: 7 pm
website: http://slum-tv.org/
Screening & Discussion #HRWNairobiFilmFest: Love Crimes of Kabul, Nov 22 2012 @ Alliance
Date: November 22, 2012
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: 6.30 pm
Love Crimes of Kabul, In Dari & Pashto with English Sub-titles, 71 minutes, Tanaz Eshaghian
Jailed for running away from home to escape abuse, for allegations of adultery, and other “moral crimes,” the women of Afghanistan’s Badum Bagh prison band together to fight for their freedom. Love Crimes of Kabul follows three young prisoners as they go to trial, revealing the pressures and paradoxes women in Afghanistan face today, and the dangerous consequences of refusing to fit into society’s norms. Their defiant actions come to be seen as threats to the very fabric of society, and their acts of self-determination as illegal. Will life outside prison enable these women to experience the freedom they desire?
Filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian brings us into the lives of these “outsiders,” and we watch as teenage romantics learn to become steely-eyed negotiators in an effort to secure their future, brokering their freedom with courage, charm, and skill.
Discussants: Ann Njogu (CREAW), Dorothy Ogutu (African Sex Worker Network) and Judy Okal (Center for Reproductive Rights)
Screening & Discussion #HRWNairobiFilmFest: Words of Witness, Nov 20 2012 @ Alliance
‘Words of Witness’ by Mai Iskander, Egypt/US, 2012, 1h08 In English and Arabic with English subtitles
Date: November 20, 2012
Venue: Alliance Francaise Auditorium
Time: 6.30 pm
Defying cultural norms and family expectations, 22-year-old Heba Afify takes to the streets to report on an Egypt in turmoil, using tweets, texts and Facebook posts. Heba’s words bear witness to the heady optimism of a country on a path to self-determination, the toppling of a dictator, the difficult transition towards democracy and the celebration of a cultural shift where a younger generation inspired a country to “lead themselves”.
Discussants: Irungu Houghton (Oxfam), Aamera Jiwaji (Nairobi Business Monthly), Philip Thigo (Social Development Network, SODNET)
2nd Edition of Human Rights Watch Film Festival: Films to Inform & Inspire, Nov. 19-23 2012 @ Alliance
Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading independent organization dedicated to defending and protecting human rights presents the 2nd edition of the Human rights Watch Film Festival in Nairobi.
The Film Festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people.
Dates: November 19-23, 2012
Venue: Alliance Francaise Auditorium
Entrance: Free
All films will be followed by discussions
Snap Shot of the Programme
Mon. 19th Nov – 6.30pm
‘Special Flight’ by Fernand Melgar, Switzerland, 2011, 1h40
In French with English subtitles
The Chief Guest on the opening night will be Dr. Willy Mutunga, chief justice/president, Supreme Court of Kenya.
Discussants: Roel Debruyne (Danish Refugee Council), Dennis Likule (Refugee Consortium of Kenya), and Jacqueline Parlevliet (UNHCR)
Tue. 20th Nov- 6.30pm
‘Words of Witness’ by Mai Iskander, Egypt/US, 2012, 1h08
In English and Arabic with English subtitles
Discussants: Irungu Houghton (Oxfam), Aamera Jiwaji (Nairobi Business Monthly), and Philip Thigo (Social Development Network, SODNET)
Wed. 21st Nov- 6.30pm
‘The Island President’ by John Shenk, US, 2011, 1h40
In English and Dhivevi with English subtitles
Discussion: John Kioli (Kenya Climate Change Working Group); David Obura (CORDIO – Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean); and a representative of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
Thu. 22nd Nov – 6.30pm
‘Love Crimes of Kabul’ by Tanaz Eshaghian, Afganistan/US, 2011, 1h10
In Dari and Pashto with English subtitles
Discussants: Ann Njogu (CREAW), Dorothy Ogutu (African Sex Worker Network) and Judy Okal (Center for Reproductive Rights)
Fri. 23rd Nov – 6.30pm
‘Call me Kuchu’ by Katherine Fairfax Wright & Malika Zouhali-Worrall,Us, 2012, 1h27
In English and Luganda with English subtitles
Discussants: Pepe Julian Onziema (Sexual Minorities Uganda), Jackson Otieno (GALCK), John “Longjones” Wambere (Spectrum Uganda Initiatives), and Jane Wothaya (Gay Kenya Trust)
Download the programme 2012_Nairobi_FilmFestival
2nd Brazilian Film Festival, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 2012 @ Alliance
The second edition of the Brazilian Film Festival in Kenya will take place from November 29th to December 2nd at the Alliance Française in Nairobi.
Entrance: Free
Check full programme here
Screening: Bones of Turkana – Unraveling the Mysteries of Human Evolution Introduced by Dr. Richard Leakey, Nov. 14 2012 @ National Museum
The Kenya Museum Society & Prehistory Club NMK, invite you to Bones Of Turkana – Unravelling the mysteries of Human Evolution Introduced by Dr. Richard Leakey
This is a National Geographic Special film that will show you how Dr Leakey and his team traverse 4 million years of hominid history in search of the characteristics that make us uniquely human, focusing on the latest significant fossil discoveries made in the arid Northern Region of Kenya’s Turkana Basin (the Cradle of Human Life)
Date: Wednesday, 14 November, 2012
Venue: Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum
Time: Refreshments 6pm Doors open 6.30 pm.
Contacts: Reservations: 0724 255 299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org
Donation: Ksh 400 KMS members, Ksh 500 Non-members & Ksh 200 Students [M-Pesa no: 400800, Account no: 6571570019]
Download Bones of Turkana Poster
German Documentary: Foreign, Nov 2 2012 @ Alliance Francaise
Watch the free screening of German independent documentary “Foreign” by Miriam Fassbender in the closing day of the Kenya International Film Festival.
“Foreign” was entirely shot in Africa. The movie follows a young man from Mali on his way from south of the Sahara as he heads for Europe, hoping to cross into the continent illegally. Earlier this month, Baghdad International Film Festival awarded “Foreign” for “outstanding storytelling, camera work, a great sensibility and ability to keep close to the protagonists, and great music that has an organic relation to the story…”.
“Foreign / Fremd” will play as the closing film of KIFF 2012 public screenings at Alliance Française Auditorium, Loita / Monrovia Streets, on Friday @3.30 p.m.
7th Edition of Kenya International Film Festival, Oct. 24-Nov. 3 2012 @ Various Venues
Dates: October 24 – November 3, 2012
Nairobi Venues: Alliance Francaise, Goethe Institute, National Museums, Starflix Cinemas on Ngong road
Kisumu Venue: Mega City Starflix Cinema
Time: Daily film screening from 10am to 9pm
Entry: Free
Festival Theme: the world classics
Update: download Festival Full Programme (4.5mb, PDF)
Film: Images of Kenya, Sept. 11-13 2012 @ Goethe Institut
Screenings will be from 11th to 13th September 2012
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 5pm daily
Entry: Free
Images of Kenya is the popular annual showcase for documentary films produced in Kenya. It celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2011. This mini-festival presents films covering a cross section of Kenya’s cultural and tourism potential in order to create awareness through films that address socio-cultural and development issues.
The event is held in conjunction with the Department of Film Services in the Ministry of Information and Communications. It was established in 1982 to formulate, coordinate and administer policy in the development of the film industry in Kenya, and is responsible for the production of films on Government development policies and programmes, and promotion of Kenya’s cultural identity, diversity and nationhood.
As usual, the last day of the screenings is dedicated to the final works of graduates of Kenya Institute of Mass Communication.
In cooperation with Department of Film Services and K.I.M.C.
Premier: Marley, Sept. 7 2012 @Starflix Prestige Plaza
Date: September 7, 2012
Venue: Starflix, Prestige Plaza [Ngong Road]
Time: 8.30pm for 9pm
Tickets: Kshs 400
About
MARLEY, is a documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley
Bob Marley’s universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled.
MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.
The film is directed by Kevin McDonald (Last King of Scotland, One Day in September) and it stars Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley and Jimmy Cliff among others.
An ambitious and comprehensive film, does what is probably the best possible job of documenting an important life – Robert Ebert Chicago Sun Times
Watch: Film Premiere of Che Shale Kitesurf Masters by Katrin Ender in Nairobi @ Alliance
Information on this premier & Exhibition: NairobiNow
Watch: Sauti Sol Documentary ‘Voices of the Sun’ by Lebogang Rasethaba
This is a documentary by Lebogang Rasethaba which seeks to explore and unpack the notion of ‘new music’. This documentary also offers some ‘behind the scenes’ of Spoek Mathambo and Sauti Sol in studio working on their new EP.
Film Premiere & Photo Exhibition: Kitesurf Masters, Aug. 21 2012 @ Alliance Française
Film premiere: Kitesurf Masters by Katrin Ender
Date: August 21, 2012
Venue: Alliance Française de Nairobi [Photo Exhibition on 1st floor gallery]
Time:: 6.30pm
Entry: Free to film and photo exhibition
With her new film, Writer/Director Katrin Ender introduces the fun and the lifestyle around a sport that has taken the world by storm.
After just 12 short years, kitesurfing has moved into the limelight and will replace windsurfing at the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016. “We all flew a kite to get kitesurfing into the Olympics and unbelievably the kite has landed in Rio!” says Sir Richard Branson, one of the IKAs Olympic Ambassadors who also recently set a new world record by kitesurfing across the English Channel.
Katrin Ender
Katrin Ender has eight years experience of working in the film industry and has earned numerous international awards. Her work has been highly commended by world-class professionals, including Peter Scoones (BBC Blue Planet & Planet Earth) and David Doubilet (National Geographic). She has an in-depth knowledge of Africa and is fluent in four languages, whilst also working as a creative for ad agency Ogilvy.
The film was shot at Che Shale, an exclusive beach hideaway on the edges of the Indian Ocean, which also hosts the biggest annual kitesurf competition in Kenya. “Kitesurfing is so visual, exciting to watch and very attractive” – Steph Bridge, 3-time KiteRacing World Champion.
Discover the best kitesurfing in East Africa.
For more information visit her Facebook event page
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