Screening: A Moving Image in the Presence of Director Shola Amoo, Nov. 28 2017 @ Alliance Française

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Date: November 28, 2017
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 7.30 pm
Entry: Free

You are cordially invited to the screening of the British award-winning multimedia feature film A Moving Image on 28th November 2017 at Alliance Française, Nairobi at 7:30 pm.

In this film, we follow Nina, a young stifled artist, as she returns to her community after a long absence – she is soon painted as a symbol of gentrification.

As she struggles with her own complicity, we follow her mission to create a piece of art that can bring her community together. On her journey we speak to real people affected by gentrification in Brixton, blurring the line between reality and fiction.

After the screening, Writer/ Director Shola Amoo will be in a curated conversation discussing his portrayal of the role of the artist in the community and themes from the film.

Entry is free on registration here.

Austrian Duo – B. Good Vogel in Concert! Nov. 28 2017 @ Michael Joseph Centre

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The Austrian Embassy has the honour to invite you to the b.good vogel duo’s concert, featuring Marc Vogel (drums) and Lukas Schiemer (saxophone).

Date: 28th November 2017
Venue: Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom Building, Waiyaki Way
Time: 6 pm
Entry: Prior Registration

RSVP: grace.mwangi@bmeia.gv.at

Do not miss this extraordinary combination of modern jazz and popular groove music.

Exhibition: Artists for Refugees, Nov. 22-27 2017 @ Alliance Française

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Dates: November 22-27, 2017
Venue: Alliance Française

Music Concert by Octopizzo
Date: November 25, 2017
Venue: Alliance
Time: 4 pm
Entry: Free

About
In 2015 UNHCR launched the ‘Artists for Refugees’ initiative to promote and nurture musical and artistic talent and ability among refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya. The project aims to empower refugee artists, by providing skills training to promote self-reliance, with the hope of giving refugees an opportunity to derive a living from their talents. To date more than 300 refugees have been trained in music and 100 in visual arts.

Join Octopizzo, the lead music artist, and musicians from Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps and those residing in Nairobi on Sat. 25 November at 4 pm for a music concert highlighting the musical achievements of their work together.

Have you heard of the LuQuLuQu campaign – a home grown solution to Africa’s refugee crisis. Centred on the African philosphy of ‘Ubuntu’ or ‘Ujamaa’, the movement invites people to take ownership of the refugee and displacement problem through simple everyday philanthropic actions to promote self-reliance and independence.
Find out more: http://luquluqu.org/