Soul Boy – A young boy must save his father’s soul
Nairobi, Kenya. 14 year-old Abila (Samson Odhiambo) 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.
Scene from Soul Boy
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African Screens:Celebrating The African Sense of Self Through Cinema
From his passion for telling stories through cinema, Donald Dewale Omope, an accredited NUJ journalist, skilled photographer and filmmaker has co-established a first of it’s kind platform to celebrate the African Identity. As he points out in this interview with Jamati Entourage ‘Seun Johnson, his African Screens, an online film publication creates a forum for articulating ( in a robust discourse) the plurality of views. This platform facilitates a better understanding of Africans via cinema while garnering respect for African stories and her peoples.
Jamati: Your background (Family and Education).
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Kenyan film, ‘Pumzi’, at the Sundance Festival
Wanuri Kahiu, director of the award-winning movie, From A Whisper, has once again come up with a winning film–a sci-fi short film, ‘Pumzi (‘air’ or ‘breathe‘ in Kiswahili).
Wanuri Kahiu
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Kalasha Film and Television Awards
The Kalasha awards are in their first year and already have some heavy hitters on their nominee role. The brainchild of the Kenyan Film Commission (KFC), they are dedicated to recognizing the growing industry that is blossoming and thriving.
Jamati Announces Sponsorship of Film Night for Passport to Africa Week
Washington, D.C., May 6, 2009: Jamati.com is pleased to continue its partnership with Passport to Africa, which this year will include the sponsorship of a Film Night on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. The Jamati Film Section will introduce one of the most acclaimed African films of the year, “From A Whisper,” to a diverse Washington DC audience.
Wanuri Kahiu Wins Big in African Academy Awards
Wanuri Kahiu is a mild-mannered young lady with a charming spirit. Her movies show her understanding of the audience she is trying to reach and her ability to draw them into the story she is telling. A graduate of the University of Warwick, UK where she earned a BSc degree in Management Science in 2001, she went on to enroll in the Masters of Fine Arts program in Directing in the School of Film and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles where she received the Motion Pictures of America Associates Award and the Hollywood Foreign Press Award for distinguished director.
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