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Set against the backdrop of the start of the devastating post-election violence that took place in Kenya in 2007/2008 and has left tens of thousands of Kenyans homeless, traumatized or dead, Taharuki (Suspense) is the fictional account of a man and woman from opposing ethnic tribes who’re working for an underground liberation movement to expose a child-trafficking cartel when something goes wrong, and they’re forced to make tough choices in order to stay alive and complete their mission. Time is running out, lives are at stake, and every second counts. What they choose could change the course of history.

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Based on the short story by award winning Kenyan author, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, THE KNIFE GRINDER’S TALE tells the tragic story of a father’s journey to understand why his son was pointlessly murdered in the slums of Nairobi.

This short Kenyan movie follows the life of John a college student who having lived among smokers – his parents, and his college roommate comes face to face with the adverse effects of cigarette smoking. His father abused him when he was a child by burning him with cigarettes and he grows up in fear, eventually affecting his social life.

Emancipation was awarded best actor award 2006 at the Kenya Film Festival and was also selected to represent Kenya at the Sithengi Film Festival Cape Town in 2006.

The director, Mary Migui got her BA in Communicatons at Daystar University, Nairobi. She has directed numerous short films, features, documentaries, TV series and music videos.

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.

The Kenyan movie, Leo, 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.

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The Kenyan movie Sita Kimya echoes the message ‘I will not be silent on sexual and gender based violence’ and was made by FilmAid in Kibera, Kenya’s largest slum in partnership with local residents. The recent screenings in Mathare are a continuation of a gender based violence campaign centered around the Sita Kimya film initiated in Kibera last year.
So far the project has directly reached 40,000 residents.

Teachers, professors, community organizers and religious groups have used KIBERA KID to connect with the reality of everyday life in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum.

How do children and young people survive in Kibera?
What choices do they have?

The Story
Otieno, a twelve year old orphan living in Kibera, Kenya, Africa’s largest slum, lives with the Razors gang, his substitute family. Otieno has to choose between a life of crime or redemption.

KIBERA KID was shot entirely on location in Kibera, with a cast from Kibera. KIBERA KID has won seven international awards, including the prestigious student EMMY, has been screened at 38 international film festivals and has been featured by media throughout the world.