‘Pearls of Africa’ addresses love and prejudice

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Pearls of Africa is a story about Kenya in the late 1970s; the country is in a period of transition and recovery from the legacy of British Colonialism. Racism and prejudice are rampant between native Kenyans and white settlers.

Lizz Nyagah

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Inside Story tackles HIV/AIDS

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | December 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership’s ‘Inside Story‘, is produced by Curious Pictures with the support of PEPFAR, USAID, Chevron, Discovery Communications, Access Bank, The South African Department of Trade and Industry, SEACOM and UNAIDS.

Kevin Ndege and Hakeem Kae-Kazim

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Soul Boy – A young boy must save his father’s soul

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment

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.