This Kenya-Somali film is directed by Mahad Ahmed and Vincenzo Cavallo (directors of Wazi FM). It recently premiered at the Warsaw International Film Festival.
Mahad is a Somali Kenyan actor/director, casting director and co-founder of the Nairobi based collective Somali React and Vincenzo is an Italian Kenyan producer/director and script writer and the co-founder of Cultural Video Production/Foundation based in Kenya.
Bufis (daydreamers) is based on a true story. Many Somalis dream of a life in the West. Assad is the best fixer in Nairobi. When the U.S. opens the green-card lottery, he brings a prostitute, a former warlord, a runaway bride, a widower, and his daughter together to form a fake family.
SYNOPSIS – The chronicle of a family that owns one of the largest estates in Europe, on the south bank of the River Tagus. The Domain delves deeply into the secrets of their homestead, portraying the historical, political, economic, and social life of Portugal, since the 1940s, through the Carnation Revolution to these days.
| 2019 | 2h 46min.
Presented by the Embassy of Portugal in Nairobi as part of the celebrations of April 25 (Freedom Day).
About | 2021 | 95 min. It tells the story of a man at odds with his environment and at war with his inner demons. After being released from prison, Geoffrey is sent to the Kenyan village where he was raised. Formerly an English teacher, he is now forced to redirect his life in a community that he left behind, doing manual jobs that are alien to him.
Winner of the Bronze Stallion at the 2023 FESPACO (Pan-African Film & TV Festival)
Screening in the presence of the Director and the Film Crew.
About | 2021 | 95 min. It tells the story of a man at odds with his environment and at war with his inner demons. After being released from prison, Geoffrey is sent to the Kenyan village where he was raised. Formerly an English teacher, he is now forced to redirect his life in a community that he left behind, doing manual jobs that are alien to him.
Winner of the Bronze Stallion at the 2023 FESPACO (Pan-African Film & TV Festival)
Screening in the presence of the Director and the Film Crew.
Some of the featured Kenyan films include: The Letter, Coachez, If Objects Could Speak and Tales of the Accidental City.
About
With 30 films stretched over 10 Days, the 2021 edition will take a closer look at a broad variety of socio-cultural topics: everyday lives, working conditions, experiences of migration, consequences of economic growth and questions of diverse cultural identities. Next to feature documentaries and fictions from established filmmakers, the students’ platform will present a careful selection of debut films from all over the globe that are deeply personal, sensitive and committed to a cause. Some of the featured Kenyan films include: The Letter, Coachez,If Objects Could Speak and Tales of the Accidental City
For the first time, this year’s edition allows us to watch online and discuss films together from various corners of the world, which has resulted in the addition of an exciting new facet to the festival: #FIFOJUNCTIONS! Partnering with DAP (Documentary Association Pakistan) and our friends from DocuBox in Nairobi, Kenya, we will use this opportunity to screen films simultaneously in these locations and discuss them from multiple perspectives.
In addition to this collaboration with our partners in Kenya and Pakistan, other highlights from our program include: a panel on colonial heritage in Kenya and Germany, a workshop on Chinese weavings, a historic radio piece on the banlieues of Paris and a participative performance on African orature.
Throughout the festival – from May 6 to May 16 – all films will be available to screen from home and will be free to view in Kenya. As the films will be live streamed from our cinema to your living rooms, they can be watched simultaneously worldwide. Following the live stream, there is also the opportunity for all viewers to participate in live, post-screening film discussions via zoom.
Some of the featured Kenyan films include: The Letter, Coachez, If Objects Could Speak and Tales of the Accidental City.
About
With 30 films stretched over 10 Days, the 2021 edition will take a closer look at a broad variety of socio-cultural topics: everyday lives, working conditions, experiences of migration, consequences of economic growth and questions of diverse cultural identities. Next to feature documentaries and fictions from established filmmakers, the students’ platform will present a careful selection of debut films from all over the globe that are deeply personal, sensitive and committed to a cause. Some of the featured Kenyan films include: The Letter, Coachez,If Objects Could Speak and Tales of the Accidental City
For the first time, this year’s edition allows us to watch online and discuss films together from various corners of the world, which has resulted in the addition of an exciting new facet to the festival: #FIFOJUNCTIONS! Partnering with DAP (Documentary Association Pakistan) and our friends from DocuBox in Nairobi, Kenya, we will use this opportunity to screen films simultaneously in these locations and discuss them from multiple perspectives.
In addition to this collaboration with our partners in Kenya and Pakistan, other highlights from our program include: a panel on colonial heritage in Kenya and Germany, a workshop on Chinese weavings, a historic radio piece on the banlieues of Paris and a participative performance on African orature.
Throughout the festival – from May 6 to May 16 – all films will be available to screen from home and will be free to view in Kenya. As the films will be live streamed from our cinema to your living rooms, they can be watched simultaneously worldwide. Following the live stream, there is also the opportunity for all viewers to participate in live, post-screening film discussions via zoom.
Dates: Every Weekend (Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Venue: Fort Jesus, Mombasa
Time: 7PM
Duration: 60 Minutes
About
The 40-minute Fort Jesus multimedia show is an enchanting experience which will take
your breath away, with 3D projection mapping, holograms, lasers, fire, water and designer
fireworks.
The show will take you through the realm of history from 15th Century to 21st Century
in 3D, bringing the fort to life and enchanting your imagination.
