Kibera Kid

Kibera Kid
Directed byNathan Collett
Screenplay byNathan Collett
Produced byHot Sun Films
StarringIgnatius Juma, Geoffrey Twanga, Godfrey Ojiambo, Anthony Shikon’Golo
CinematographyCollin Brink
Edited byJesse Ellis
Music byJermaine Stegall
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
12'
CountryKenya

Kibera Kid is a short film set in the Kibera slums in Nairobi,[1] Kenya. It was written, directed and co-produced by Nathan Collett in collaboration with the locals of Kibera.[2]

This twelve-minute film featured Kibera actors in the principal roles. It has played at film festivals worldwide including the Berlin Film Festival and it won a Student EMMY from Hollywood.[3] It has been profiled by the BBC,[2] Reuters[4][citation needed] and Al Jazeera English.[5] In April 2009, a feature film follow up to Kibera Kid was shot. The full length film focuses on tribal conflict and the possibility of reconciliation. The film had a larger effect as it led to the formation of Hot Sun Foundation which trains the youth of the slums to make their own films.[1]

  1. ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Mary (2009), Lonely Planet East Africa (8 ed.), Lonely Planet, p. 32, ISBN 978-1-74104-769-1
  2. ^ a b Oladipo, Tomi (2007-08-20). "Kenya's Kibera kid savours stardom". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  3. ^ "Nathan Collett". Imdb.me. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
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  5. ^ "Kenya slum becomes movie location - 16 Aug 07". YouTube. 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2010-06-30.