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Short description

The story pivots around acceptance and love as its colorful protagonist come to terms with HIV and ghetto life. Cutting back and forth from ﬁction to documentary, it was originally devised as a stage play for actors from the Nairobi slums.

Language: Swahili
Genre: Drama
Country: Kenya
Year: 2010
Director: Kamau Wa Ndungu & Nick Reding
Actors: Ednah Daisy, Sharleen Njeri, Godfrey Ojiambo
Production: S.A.F.E. Kenya
Length: 75 minutes
Festivals / Awards: Kenya International Film Festival, Nairobi 2010: Special Jury Prize

Movie description

‘Ndoto Za Elibidi’ was devised originally as a stage play with actors from the Nairobi slums. This Swahili story pivots around the theme of acceptance and love as its colourful 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. This extraordinary position gives us a double pay off.

Cast

Ednah Daisy, Sharleen Njeri, Godfrey Ojiambo

Director

Kamau Wa Ndungu & Nick Reding

Production

S.A.F.E. Kenya