He quickly understands why nairobi is nicknamed nairrobery as he is robbed of all his money and. Nov 22, 2017 a young, aspiring actor from upcountry kenya dreams of becoming a success in the big city. Manahattan short and moviemaker magazine have selected nairobi half life, kenyas first official submission for the academy awards and afi fest audience award recipient, as the winner of the inaugural feature film project. Nairobi half life is directed by david tosh gitonga and stars. Nairobi half life german title nairobi half life french title nairobi half life other titles nairobi half life directed by david tosh gitonga. A young, aspiring actor from upcountry kenya dreams of becoming a success in the big city. The colours of the nile international film festival coniff returns march 2431 with 48 films from around the african continent. She has produced locally, and internationally, award winning movies including nairobi half life, veve, something necessary, soul boy, and most recently, kati kati, which premiered this. Nairobi half life director brings you the nairobians.
What immediately differentiates it from other local films and a lot of international films is how it casts an unforgiving realistic eye on the protagonists life and actions. Nairobi half life 2012 an aspiring actor from kenya dreams of becoming successful in a big city. Nairobi half life tells the story of a young actor who has to fend for himself in the kenyan capital, nairobi, while trying to make his dream come true. With joseph wairimu, olwenya maina, nancy wanjiku karanja, mugambi nthiga. The film was selected as the kenyan entry for the best foreign language oscar at the 85th academy awards, but did not make the final shortlist, and is the first time kenya has submitted a film in this category. Nairobi half life was produced courtesy of one fine day film workshops in the. Nothing but film in sarika lakhanis life the east african. Veve, new kenyan action thriller film from the producers of. Aug 31, 2012 i have been waiting for this film for a long time. A british voiceover outlines the development of nairobi today in this once barren land stands nairobi, capital of kenya as the film cuts from shots of cattle herded across scrubland to street scenes with cars, traffic and buildings. Nairobi half life influenced hollywood to film in kenya. Film nairobi half life en streaming vf gratuit complet hd.
Nov 09, 2012 a hardhitting kenyan movie about gang culture has become the countrys firstever film to be considered for an oscar. Was able to watch this gem at last years dubai international film festival. He accidentally ends up in the world of crime while he has just got a position at the popular phoenix theatre. Nairobi half life is a 2012 kenyan drama film directed by david tosh gitonga. Jan 09, 20 nairobi half life the first spawn of a german cosponsored trainingproduction program started after the success of tom tykwer and hawa essumans soul boy, kenyas oscar submission nairobi half. To see the complete list of participating theaters, visit. Sarika lakhani is a managing partner and producer with one fine day films, a berlinbased company that trains and produces movies for african film makers. Nairobis restaurants offer dining packages at reduced prices. Apr 25, 20 although this reference, pointing to social injustice, reinforces the critical impetus of the film, it also provides a strange contrast in the juxtaposition of the ultimately privileged european criticism of consumerism and capitalism gone awry and the struggle for a different life of an african countryboy who seeks acting as a point of escape.
Tuesday, january 15, 20 after missing out on the oscar nominations a week ago kenyas success film storynairobi half life has been selected by some major airlines as one of the inflight entertainment movies. By the end of the screening, i was sure that this had to be my favorite movie in the. In pursuit of this and to the chagrin of his brother and parents, he makes his way to nairobi. A young, aspiring actor from upcountry kenya dreams of becoming a success in the. By this film i donat exactly mean nairobi half life, i mean an engrossing kenyan film which i can get lost in without being distracted by poor production quality. Advertisement foreigners and kenyans who missed the film in theatres will now have the opportunity to watch the film which is set for screening at the international film festival on january 23 rd. Nairobis hard life turns prostitutes into robbers part 1 duration.
Aug 16, 20 it is a film that is already generating quite a buzz since many believe that the screenplay by natasha likimani has the potential to become as big a hit as nairobi half life, even bigger. Trailer for nairobi half life a young, aspiring actor from upcountry kenya dreams of becoming a success in the big city. Nairobi half life iffr iffr international film festival. Ktns kathryn omwandho takes a look at the latest and most popular local production. However, they were introduced to nairobi half life and through this film, they insisted nairobi was the only african city they wanted to film, says ginger ink films cindy mbae.
The young hopeful main character mwas, thinks he is the one to beat the odds, leaving the poverty of ushago to make it as an actor in nairobi. The name comes from the maasai phrase enkare nairobi, which translates to cool water, a reference to the nairobi river which flows through the city. Vineyard filmgoers will help decide the fate of a new african film, nairobi half life, when it plays at the marthas vineyard film center on thursday, march 21, at 7 pm. Nairobi half life does not boast an original premise. Veve, new kenyan action thriller film from the producers. Sense 8 is a netflix commissioned 12episode series that was released for the worldwide audience on june 5. Nairobi has an annual restaurant week nrw at the beginning of the year, januaryfebruary.
I won awards in durban, nashville, zanzibar, kalasha film festivals and in the africa movie awards, to name a. Acting dreams and crime collide in nairobi film the. Those with a keen eye will notice in the closing credits of david tosh gitongas energetic and immensely entertaining film, nairobi half life. A young kid from rural kenya with dreams of moving to the city nairobi and becoming an actor. Talented director, tosh gitonga who became a household name with the massively successful film is back with a brand new one dubbed the nairobians. The surprise hit film is helping kenyans better understand nairobis crime culture. With its twotiming, upbeat protagonist and fastpaced tempo, nairobi half life is a fun adventure to watch. She has produced locally, and internationally, award winning movies including nairobi half life, veve, something necessary, soul boy, and most recently, kati kati, which premiered this january in nairobi during the nairobi film festival. The festival will screen quite a few projects weve covered on this site, including chika anadus b for boy, kenneth gyangs confusion na wa, soussaba cisses rumours of war, david tosh gitongas nairobi half life, and judy kibinges something necessary. Rushlake acquires supa modo, from tom tykwers one fine day. I saw nairobi half life at the palm springs international film festival and january, and i.
An aspiring actor from kenya dreams of becoming successful in a big city. The gangster film which tells a story of mwas journey on the wrong side of nairobi will now be show cased by kenya airways, south african airways and emirates airlines. Being famous doesnt pay rent nairobi half life actor joseph. I can safely say that my wait is over and nairobi half life delivers on this and more. Sense8 features some of the countrys most renown actors including paul ogola nairobi half life and stories of our lives, lwanda jawar the first grader and the rugged priest, chichi seii and peter king mwania. Nairobi half life nairobi half life vostfr tt2234428 36cceaac2d9f3d286bc46bc28b0cafb0 2012 allemagne, kenya david gitonga joseph wairimu, olwenya maina, nancy wanjiku. African stories on movie screens worldwide africa dw 23. Nairobi half life chronicles a young mans misbegotten migration from. Jun 25, 2015 kenyan thriller nairobi half life influenced the decision to have hollywood tv series sense8 partly filmed in nairobi. Nov 18, 2012 the old story of a naive country bumpkins rude awakening upon arrival in the big city is shot through with fresh social and stylistic energy in nairobi half life, a dynamic crime drama set in. Details about the series remain scanty for now but we have seen enough from.
Travelogue of everyday life in nairobi, kenya, concluding with the ceremony granting the town the status of a city. Kenyan oscar nomination, about a young actor from a peasant village in kenya who hopes to make it in nairobi, but soon finds out why it is called nairobbery. The film was selected as the kenyan entry for the best foreign language oscar. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. A young aspiring actor from upcountry kenya dreams of becoming an accomplished. Joseph wairimu, olwenya maina, nancy wanjiku karanja, mugambi nthiga, paul ogola, antony ndungu, johnson gitau chege, kamau ndungu, abubakar mwenda, mburu kimani, david tosh gitonga, nairobi half life, nairobi half life, david tosh gitonga, joseph wairimu, olwenya maina, nancy wanjiku karanja, mugambi nthiga. A young aspiring actor from upcountry kenya dreams of becoming an accomplished actor one day, and in pursuit of this and. It is a film that is already generating quite a buzz since many believe that the screenplay by natasha likimani has the potential to become as big a hit as nairobi half life, even bigger. His arrival in nairobi was well shot and performed, as many kenyans in the. The moment i started watching kenyas new gangster movie nairobi half life, i almost folded my hands across my chest and waited for the script to play out as i was imagining it in my head. Sep 02, 2012 but it would seem that the kenyan film industry has finally come of age with the introduction of nairobi half life. Acting dreams and crime collide in nairobi film the martha.
The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, while the metropolitan area has a population of 9,354,580. This association spawned the production company one fine day films, which since 2009 has been developing fulllength feature film projects from their workshops, including soul boy 2010, nairobi half life 2012, something necessary 20, veve 2014 and katikati 2015. Oct 26, 2017 hoffmanns relationship with one fine day dates back to 2012, when he served as international sales agent for the companys first feature, david tosh gitongas nairobi half life. Nairobi half life took me around the world as it debuted in several film festivals. Charlies love for the stage began in his teens when he attended alliance high school in kikuyu, kenya, where he joined the schools drama club the dramatics society, landing roles in 2 of the clubs nationals. Long serving inmates at kamiti walk out prison gates to a new life duration. Nairobi half life has just been shown at film africa 2012, which is currently taking place in london having already made history as the most.
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