Deux jeunes femmes se rencontrent, deviennent amies et tombent amoureuses l’une de l’autre. Elles sont confrontées aux préjugés de leurs parents et de leurs voisins homophobes, à Nairobi. Elles sont forcées de choisir entre le bonheur et la sécurité, et doivent devenir de gentilles épouses.
The storyline of Fundi-mentals revolves around the lives of two Fundis (handymen), Joseph (Gerald Langiri) and his assistant Moses (Charlie Karumi) who like to think of themselves as the best Fundis in Kinoo estate despite their unorthodox methods of fixing things. But the entry of a new Multinational Service Company in town throws all this in jeopardy. To avoid going out of business, they introduce to their female customers a new type of Ex-press service with hilarious consequences.
Harrison (Gerald Langiri), who urgently requires money to pay for the dowry of his fiancée, Charity (Nice Githinji). Through his boss, Mr. Taylor (Ian Mbugua), he gains access to a huge house, belonging to the CEO of their company Mr. Lungula, which he is charged with cleaning for an agreed fee. A posh empty house presents opportunity and under the right circumstances could generate some quick cash. Alex (Lenana Kariba), Harrison’s friend and co-worker is looking for a place to entertain a ‘client’ for a day. For the right fee, he gains access to the House of Lungula but with conditions of course. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor’s (Lizz Njagah) marriage sails in rocky waters and she has suspicions that her husband is cheating.Sahara (Helena Waithera) provides a solution, an eye for an eye. To be fair, these suspicions are not entirely unfounded as Mr. Taylor is a very naughty man, slinging around the beautiful Chichi (Sarah Hassan) while he’s supposed to be at the office. Chichi on the other hand also has a lover, Tito (Gitau Ngogoyo) to make the plot even more complex.
Au Kwetu, un pays africain dans les années soixante-dix, Muntu, un petit criminel s'éprend Muna, fille d'un évêque évangéliste. Il prétend posséder des emplacements lucratifs sur le marché local mais ne peut concrétiser son mensonge en raison de la corruption omniprésente dans le pays. Pour s'assurer le respect et défendre son honneur il vole un uniforme militaire et se fait appeler capitaine Nakara.
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Kate - a rebellious young high school student - encounters Faith, a fellow student in the school corridors. They begin a secret relationship, until the school principal takes action to separate the two by suspending Kate from the school. While away from the school, Kate impulsively has a sexual encounter with a boy in her neighborhood. Upon her return, Kate tells Faith about the encounter with the boy. This annoys Faith, leading to an end of their relationship.
Mwas, jeune Kenyan, rêve d’être comédien. Pour le réaliser, il quitte son village et rejoint Nairobi. Bruyante, sauvage et différente, la capitale le terrasse. Volé, il se retrouve à la rue, sans rien. Cette détresse fait lentement glisser Mwas dans les bas-fonds de Nairobi. Petites arnaques et deals anodins se terminent en crimes d’envergure. Jusqu’au jour où un policier corrompu le menace… Doit-il alors rêver sa vie ou vivre ses rêves?
Based on actual events, Togetherness Supreme is the story of Kamau, an artist, searching for change in the midst of tribal tension in the slums. Kamau stands up against his father and his tribe to join the other side with his friend Otieno. Kamau and Otieno fight for political change for those living in dire poverty, but they are caught up in the middle of the ethnic conflict that tears apart their country and, furthermore, they are rivals for the love of Alice, a preacher’s daughter. After a contested presidential election (Kenyan presidential election of December 2007), the slums erupt in violence and Kamau's world collapses around him.
Nairobi, Kenya. Abila a 14 ans et vit avec ses parents à Kibera, un des plus grands bidonvilles de l’Est de l’Afrique. Un matin, son père délire et dit qu’on lui aurait volé son âme. Abila veut aider son père et s’en va à la recherche d’une solution. Avec l’aide de son amie Shiku, il apprend que son père a perdu au jeu son âme à une femme spirituelle. Quand Abila trouve cette femme dans un coin sombre du bidonville, elle lui donne sept devoirs à résoudre pour regagner l’âme de son père…
Ndoto Za Elibidi was devised originally as a stage play for actors from the Nairobi slums. The story pivots around the theme of acceptance and love as its colorful protagonists - parents, four daughters and their lovers - come to terms with HIV and ghetto life. Cutting back and forth from fiction to documentary, from the original stage play to the actual locations, it takes us on two parallel journeys: we watch the story, but we are also watching it through the eyes of the ghetto audience.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world in which water scarcity has extinguished life above ground, the short follows one scientist's quest to investigate the possibility of germinating seeds beyond the confines of her repressive subterranean Nairobi culture.