We could not find a trailer of the movie, but here is a short clip about a demonstration in a flower farm in Thika posted in the director’s Youtube channel:
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Movie only – 500ksh
Exclusive Valentine’s dinner afterwards – 3000ksh per couple
Lovers Rock, often dubbed ‘romantic reggae’ is a uniquely black British sound that developed in the late 70s and 80s against a backdrop of riots, racial tension and sound systems. Live performance, comedy sketches, dance, interviews and archive shed light on the music and the generation that embraced it. Lovers Rock allowed young people to experience intimacy and healing through dance- known as ‘scrubbing’- at parties and clubs. This dance provided a coping mechanism for what was happening on the streets. Lovers Rock developed into a successful sound with national UK hits and was influential to British bands (Police, Culture Club, UB40) these influences underline the impact the music was making in bridging the multi-cultural gap that polarized the times. The film sheds light on a forgotten period of British music, social and political history.
The Story of Lovers Rock is a feature length documentary containing interviews, comedy sketches, dance, live performances and archive footage which are used to shed light on the music and the generation that embraced it.
Directed by Giuseppe Bucciarelli (who will be present for the occasion) and produced by Laikipia Wildlife Forum
Where: At the Italian Institute of Culture – Michelangelo Hall
When: on Thursday, 23rd February 2012 at 7.00pm.
Free entry
There is a place in Africa where a mountain meets the sky… A place where rivers, forests and savannas play a never-ending game with people. This place is Laikipia, central Kenya. Here dangerous wildlife shares the land with thousands of farmers and their livestock. A perfect combination for trouble… But despite all odds the people living in Laikipia are doing their best to make a dream come true: in this region of Kenya co-existence between the needs of humans and the necessities of wildlife is a well established and solid reality. Follow Max Graham, an elephant researcher, while he tracks down the giants of the savannah using an innovative SIM card device to stop pachyderms from raiding farmers’ crops. Join Anthony King, a renowned Kenyan conservationist, in his fight to stop land degradation and erosion in the Laikipia region. Meet the Maasai people while trying to bridge the gap between their tribal traditions and a modern cash economy.
The documentary “Laikipia, the Land of Life” shows the reality of modern Africa and brings to the world the voices of the people living in an entire region of the continent who are contributing in the creation of a successful conservation model in a fast-changing world.
Giuseppe Bucciarelli is a biologist with more than ten years of research experience in molecular biology, genetic fish population, speciation, foreign species invasion and genome evolution.
For three years (2002 – 2005) he lived on board his yacht “Maruzza”, sailing the Mediterranean from Corsica to the Suez Canal ending in the Middle East where he spent several months travelling in Syria, Lebanon and Israel. He spent the winter months of these years between North Africa, the Pacific Ocean and the southern regions of Venezuela where he explored the cultures spreading along the Orinoco and Rio Negro rivers. Those inspiring experiences led him to film making. As a consequence he produced and directed the multi-awarded documentary “Ahmed and the Return of the Arab Phoenix”. He now lives in Kenya as an independent film maker, making documentaries on conservation-related issues.
6th-11th Feb. at 5.30 & 7.30pm weekdays
Except Mon. 6th Feb at 6pm
Sat: 11am, 2pm & 4pm
All screenings are FREE
For the first time since its launch in 2004, the ‘Images de France’ Festival takes on a national outlook, with the Festival taking place in the Alliance Française institutions across the country: Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu, from 6th to 12th February. The Festival aims to expose the latest trends in French cinema to a large and diverse audience.
6th Feb. at 6pm
‘Le Concert’ by Radu Mihaileanu, 2009, 2h00
starring: Mélanie Laurent, Aleksei Guskov
At the time of Brezhnev, Andrei Filipov was the most celebrated conductor in the USSR. But when he refused to part company with his Jewish musicians, he was dismissed without ceremony. Thirty years on, Andrei is once again employed by the Bolshoi Orchestra, but as a cleaner.
Winner of the Best Original Score and Best Sound at the 2010 César Awards
7th Feb. at 5.30pm
‘Tout ce qui brille’ by Géraldine Nakache & Hervé Mimran, 2010, 1h40
starring: Leila Bekhti, Géraldine Nakache
Ely and Lila are like two sisters, sharing everything and dreaming together of another life. From minor muddles to major lies, they’ll do everything in their power to try to enter a world that isn’t theirs but where everything seems possible.
Winner of the 2011 César for the Most Promising Actress
7th Feb. at 7.30pm
‘La Conquête’ by Xavier Durringer, 2011, 1h45
starring: Denis Podalydès, Florence Pernel
The film chronicles the volatile right-leaning Sarkozy’s startling rise to become President of France. On the day the diminutive Sarkozy conquered his ultimate ambition, his wife walked out on him for another man.
8th Feb. at 5.30pm
‘Hadewijch’ by Bruno Dumont, 2009, 1h45
starring: Julie Sikolowski, Karl Sarafidis
Shocked by the ecstatic and blind faith of Hadewijch, a novice, the Mother Superior casts her out from the convent. Hadewijch’s loving passion for God, her anger, and her encounter with Yassine and Nassir lead her, between grace and madness, to dangerous territory.
International Critics Award, 2009 Toronto Film Festival
8th Feb. at 7.30pm
‘Les Femmes du 6ème étage’ by Philippe le Guay, 2010, 1h45
starring: Fabrice Lucchini, Sandrine Kiberlain
Paris in 1960. Jean-Louis lives a quiet, middle-class existence in an elegant tenement building. The arrival of guest workers from Spain, six women of different ages from Burgos, is going to change his life.
Audience Award at the 2011 COL-COA (City of Lights, City of Angels) Film Festival in Los Angeles
9th Feb. at 5.30pm
‘Nikita’ by Luc Besson, 1996, 1h57
starring: Anne Parillaud, Tchéky Karyo
From celebrated French director Luc Besson comes this “slick, stylish and tremendously entertaining” (The New York Times) thriller about a cop-killing junkie turned lethally dangerous assassin.
Winner of the 1991 César for Best Actress
9th Feb. at 7.30pm
‘Un air de famille’ by Cédric Klapish, 1996, 1h50
starring: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Catherine Frot
A very ordinary French family: coexisting “peacefully” in forced politeness, unvoiced opinions and endless compromises. But this Friday evening is to be like no other, for the family’s fragile unity is about to be blown sky high.
Winner of 3 Césars in 1997 for the Best Supporting Actor and Actress & the Best Scenario
10th Feb. at 5.30pm
‘Louise-Michel’ by Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine, 2008, 1h30
starring: Yolande Moreau, Bouli Lanners
When the workers of a factory are laid off, they pool together their compensation to hire a professional killer to get rid of their rogue boss.
World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Originality at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival
10th Feb. at 7.30pm
‘Ma part du gâteau’ by Cédric Klapish, 2011, 1h49
starring: Karine Viard, Gilles Lellouche
France has just lost her job. She manages to get hired as a cleaner at the home of a successful trader whose world is radically different from her own. She soon discovers that this attractive man is partly responsible for the closure of the factory where she used to work…
(City of Lights, City of Angels) Film Festival in Los Angeles
11th Feb. at 11am
‘Vipère au Poing’ by Philippe de Broca, 2011, 1h49
starring: Catherine Frot, Jacques Villeret
Two brothers had enjoyed a happy life in the family’s country estate until the day their parents returned from Indochina. Then it was a constant battle between the mother and one of the boys…
11th Feb. at 2pm
‘Neuilly sa mère’ by Gabriel Julien-Lafferrière, 2010, 1h30
starring: Samy Seghir, Jérémy Denisty
14-year-old Sami Benboudaoud lives happily in a poor neighbourhood. Suddenly destiny puts him in the hands of a noble French family in the chic and bourgeois Neuilly-sur-Seine!
11th Feb. at 4pm
‘Le fils à Jo’ by Philippe Guillard, 2011, 1h35
starring: Gérard Lanvin, Olivier Marchal
Son and grandson of rugby legends, Tom is as good at maths as he is bad at rugby. But for the father, the family’s sporting prowess has to continue…
Début Film Award at the2011 Cabourg Film Festival
Autism Awareness Kenya will be showing the movie Horseboy on Saturday, Feb. 4th from 1:30-5:00 pm. The movie will start promptly at 2 pm and tea/discussion will follow the movie. There is NO childcare provided and this is NOT a child’s film. The cost is 200 KES/person. It will be shown at The Austin Room, Braeburn Theatre, Braeburn Primary School. Take bus/mat 46 to Kawangware and alight at Braeburn Primary School.
This is a wonderful movie that is sure to have a lively discussion to follow!
“The Horse Boy does more than chronicle Rowan and his parents’ journey across the vast, wild landscape of Mongolia. It delves into the strange world of autism itself, the relationship between humans and animals and between different cultures and different ways of being (autistic vs. normal, or “neuro-typical”), and the nature of healing. Audiences hear the varied theories on autism from the experts in the field, well-known researchers of autism such as Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University; Dr. Temple Grandin, recovered autist and professor of animal behavior at Colorado State University; and anthropologist and researcher Roy Richard Grinker of George Washington University. But above all, The Horse Boy tells the story of a couple that goes to the end of the earth to find a way into their son’s life.”
More information about this movie on IMDB
There are no advance tickets, it is first come first serve, so come early!
Iranian Film Week features an interesting selection of hard-to-find Iranian film, including Here Without Me, recently awarded at the Montreal World Film Festival. It also features a selection of religious movies, depicting Christianity from a Muslin perspective, including the controversial Christ.
Official Opening : Friday, 3rd Feb, 2012 ( 4.00 pm)
ADMISSION Free!
The following is the screening schedule:
Friday 3rd Feb, 6.30pm Documentary & The Lost Truth by Yassamin Maleknasr
Saturday 4th Feb
11.00am Documentary & Wet Dream by Pouran Derakhshandeh
2.00 pm Documentary & Twenty by Abdorreza Kahani
Sunday 5th Feb
11.00am Documentary & Christ by Nader Talebzadeh
2.00 pm Documentary & The Kingdom of Solomon by Shahriar Bahrani
Monday 6th Feb
11.00am Documentary & St. Mary by Shahriar Bahrani
2.00 pm Documentary & Here without me by Bahram Tavakoli (winner of Best Actress Award at the Montreal Film Festival 2011)
Tuesday 7th Feb 11.00am Documentary & Joseph by Farajullah Salahshur
The shows include a Documentary showcasing Culture, Religion, Science, Entertainment and Life in Iran Today. Documentaries have subtitles in English/Kiswahili. Feature films have subtitles in English
Dates: January 29, 31 and February 3, 2012
Venue: Goethe-Institut
On the occasion of the first residential workshop of ESoDoc International in Africa which will be held in Nairobi from 28th January to 4th February 2012, there will screenings and presentations of outstanding films and projects from Europe, Africa and Asia.
ESoDoc International is a training initiative for documentary filmmakers who work on films with a social impact and who apply innovative techniques and methods of storytelling and distribution.
Participatory Video is one these, a way of telling stories from within, a social tool where ethics meet aesthetics. On Sunday 29th and Tuesday 31st January a selection of award-winning projects realized with this method will be shown.
On Friday 3rd February, new documentary, cross-media or participatory video projects developed at ESoDoc International will be publicly “pitched”.
ESoDoc International is promoted by ZeLIG school for documentary (Italy), in partnership with Formedia (India) and Amref (Italy), with the financial support of the new EU Fund Media Mundus (international.esodoc.org).
Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (http://kehpca.org ) and Kenya Cancer Association are holding a special film screening at Braeburn School on Saturday 4 February 2012, 2.30pm.
The event will be a charity awareness film event for World Cancer day, which is an initiative that takes place in countries across the world every year. The film to be screened, Life Before Death, is a multi-award winning documentary about terminally ill patients, their families and the extraordinary health care professionals fighting to change the culture of medicine to be more focused on care, rather than exclusively on cure. It is an intimate hopeful and life-affirming collection of stories about living well and dying better. The film travels to 11 countries, and through the eyes of patients and their families we discover the inherent humanity that empowers the best of us to care for those beyond cure.
The Kenya World Cancer Day theme song ‘I Fight For You’ featuring Abbi Nyinza, Ilaria Della Bidia and Charlie Lustman will be launched during the event.
The event is free to attend.
PAMOJA KWA AMANI – Free Outdoor Movie Screening with a message
Screen on the Green’s first free public screening called “Pamoja Kwa Amani” focuses on the post election violence experienced after Kenya’s last election in 2007, but is forward-looking to the upcoming elections, addressing what Kenyans’ aspirations are for the future. In addition local Kenyan film talent will be showcased to convey the message.
Three Kenyan movies – two short films, one feature length:
Why Now – GingerInk (short film)
Wale Watu – Cajetan Boy (short film)
Togetherness Supreme – Hot Sun Films (feature length)
All movies are General Exhibition (GE)
MBUSI from Ghetto Radio event MC extraordinaire.
Bring something to sit on and to munch on.This event will be held at the Sunday 29th January 2012 at Central Park (in front of Serena Hotel) from 11am. It is a daytime event using a large digital screen
For more information: http://www.screenonthegreen.co.ke
Date: January 29, 2012
Venue : KARI [ Kenya Agricultural Research Institute – Waiyaki Way]
Location: Google Maps http://g.co/maps/a6xa5
Directions: From Westlands: Get on to Waiyaki Way, KARI is directly opposite the bus stop at the junction of Waiyaki Way and James Gichuru Rd.
From Kangemi: KARI is the second Gate to your left right after Nairobi School.
Time: 1.30-6.45pm
Tickets : Adults Kshs 350 and Children Kshs 50 (Advance tickets: 0728306630 or email sifa@kinandafestival.com)
Music by: Sarabi, Sage, JayDabliu and Wairimu Ng’aru
Poetry by: Jemedari [Jemedari Flows], Wacera [ Girl in the City Bus], Kavossa Asavva [The River of Words Flows]and Wanjeri Gakuru [Live.Love. Laugh.]
Gallery : Best of 2011
Film*: Dawa by Mark Kaigwa and Wageuzi: Battle 2012 by Andrew Kaggia
*This is a new addition to Kinanda plus the two film makers will be on location. You are encouraged to come and chat them up about their work and inspiration behind their works.
As is the case there will be great artsy vendors, good company, crazy cheer and great food/drinks.
For more info and updates: Follow them on Twitter: @kinandaArtsfest, Facebook: Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival
and Google+: Kinanda Festival
Website: www.kinandafestival.com
