Our work
Documentary, scripted and commissioned films made from Nairobi for audiences everywhere.
Kenyan on Mars
A short documentary about Isaac Gathu, a space enthusiast and analogue astronaut who hopes to one day be Kenya’s ambassador to Mars.
Millet
Twelve-year-old Kaje is determined to save her mother from a greedy and gluttonous pastor, but the troubled woman is obsessed with the pastor's dangerous teachings.
Mothers of Mathare
A documentary about the Mentor Mothers — frontline health care workers supporting women and families in Mathare, after overcoming their own struggles with H.I.V.
Take Back the Mic Africa
Three music videos and three short documentary profiles for three up-and-coming Kenyan artists, commissioned by Take Back The Mic Africa.
Float
A teenage competitive swimmer's passion for the water turns to fear as comments about her weight erode her confidence — until an unexpected friendship with an older woman learning to float helps her remember what makes her body great.
Pepo Kali
After a biker dies in a riding accident, her mother decides to take motorcycle riding lessons in order to process her grief.
A Conversation Between Two Artists
A documentary commissioned by UNESCO and the Nara International Film Festival, shot between Kenya and Nara, Japan.
Sungura
A woman with a disability wants to buy a vibrator from a senga at a friend's bridal shower, and must confront other women at the party who believe she is non-sexual because she uses a wheelchair.
Utapata Mwingine
After the sudden death of her two-week old daughter, the founder of Empower Mama sets out to help other parents struggling to cope with the loss of their children.