Soul Boy
+ Are You Listening? + Q&A
LONDON PREMIERE
Filmmaker: Hawa Essuman
Kenya/Germany / 2010 / 60 mins
Awards: Winner: Audience Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010
ICA Cinema 1, Sat 12 March 2.00pm
Set in Nairobi's vast Kibera slum, this is a vibrant adventure from the heart of Kenya
When 14 year-old Abila thinks someone has stolen his father's soul, he embarks on an adventure to win it back. Shot in extraordinary locations across Nairobi's labyrinthine Kibera slum, from which the young cast is drawn, Ghanaian-Kenyan filmmaker Hawa Essuman's debut feature brilliantly depicts the energy, poverty and poetry of its community.
+ Are You Listening?
Dir Geethu Mohandas, India 2009, 22 min
This award-winning short film cuts between live action and animation to depict the rich inner world of a young blind girl.
Screening followed by a Q&A with directors Hawa Essuman and Geethu Mohandras.
Screenings supported by the Commonwealth Foundation and Kenyan Embassy. Are You Listening? programmed in partnership with the IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival