Kibera Film School Blog

DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING-APPLY NOW BEFORE 4th Feb.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:53:00 +0000

Mercy Murugi-Director of Kibera Film School en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Murugi and trainee Ronald Omondi.
Without film crudeness of the world would make the cinema unbearable.

A good opening and a good ending woven together, make a good film.
DONT JUST WISH!
Be part of an award winning film school Kibera Film School kiberafilmschool.blogspot.com pick application forms now.
Deadline 4th Feb 2012.
email: projects@hotsunfoundation.org
Office Landline: +254 20 251 6909
Office Safaricom: +254 710 624 638

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

Nathan Collett Donates New Film Equipment to Kibera Film School.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:17:00 +0000

Assistant trainers Grishon Onyango and Wycliffe Mboya with new film equipments donated by Nathan Collett wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oath_(2005_film), the founder of the film school.

Dan Enger, Nathan Collett wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oath_(2005_film) trustee, trainees and staff pose for a group photo.

Nathan Collett wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oath_(2005_film, a trustee presents Wycliffe Mboya, an assistant trainer with a sony Alpha 300 SLR camera at the reception.

5 flip cameras, a sony Alpha 300 SLR camera, a sony lens 70-200mm, a cannon lens 75-300mm, 2 media card readers, a digital light meter and 3 lacies (rugged)

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"We are a Hands-on Film School" Nathan Collett-Director of Togetherness Supreme.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:26:00 +0000

Nathan Collett trustee and re-known filmmaker explains reasons why he started the film school, uniqueness of the school and why it's the best in Kenya.

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Clarence Ilavonga Assistant TV Producer at KiberaTV: I am a testimony.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:14:00 +0000

Clarence Ilavonga the Head editor and assistant TV Producer at KiberaTV, a graduate of Kibera Film School. Explains why the film school is the best in Kenya.

"The training entails intensive hands-on equipments..with creative minds script -writers, camera persons, directors,producers...it's an environment"

http://youtu.be/6TzbCuTkxpw

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Dorcas Saisi: Feel Good about Yourself

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:07:00 +0000

My name is Dorcas Saisi. I am 23. I moved to Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya two years ago. There was nothing for me in my village. Like so many farmers, I came to Nairobi to look for a job.

My first job was as a house help. I was paid only Kes 2,000 per month (about US$25) although the official minimum wage in Kenya is Kes 6,000. Sometimes the family would wake me at 3 am telling me to get busy and clean the house. I just couldn't do it. I worked so hard but they were never satisfied.

I decided to become a security guard. But I was fired when I was unjustly accused of taking something from someone's house.

A friend told me about Hot Sun Foundation. I want to be a filmmaker so I can show the world how servants and other poor people are mistreated.

My parents are praying for the success of Hot Sun Foundation. They hope that more and more poor people can have the opportunity to become filmmakers.

What is my message for our friends and supporters?

When people are helping Hot Sun Foundation, they can see for themselves from our films that they are promoting our talents.

When you help someone else, it makes you feel great about yourself.

Make sure more youth have the opportunity to learn filmmaking.

Support us at http://www.globalgiving.org/3632.

A monthly recurring donation would be especially helpful.

Thanks for support our talent.

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

Mercy Murugi Kibera Film School-Director: We are a unique school.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:32:00 +0000

"We have always found that our students are most productive in small teams of (12 students per intake) with tight budgets, time lines and the freedom to tell their own stories" (Mercy Murugi Kibera Film School -Director)

http://youtu.be/sdOkpWJok7s

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APPLY NOW FOR FEBRUARY INTAKE

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:16:00 +0000

Be part of an award winning film school Kibera Film School kiberafilmschool.blogspot.com pick application forms now.
Deadline 4th Feb 2012.
email: projects@hotsunfoundation.org
Office Landline: +254 20 251 6909
Office Safaricom: +254 710 624 638

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

Typical-Morning At Kibera Film School.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0000

Michael Robert a trainee dusting the shelves a typical routine.

Ada Achieng at the reception contacting incoming trainees for 2012 foundation in filmmaking class at kiberafilmschool.blogspot.com

Josphat Keya program manager explains to Monica Achieng an intern about the rules and regulations of Hot Sun Foundation (www.hotsunfilms.com/foundation) at the reception.

Volunteer Frans Wamugunda at the office.

Nathan Collett a trustee getting ready to work at the office. (twitter.com/nathancollett)

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BuddhaBlaze Visit to Kibera Film School on 12th jan 2012.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:59:00 +0000

Kenyan entertainment legend BuddhaBlaze and crew came to Hot Sun Foundation. To see what the youth of kibera are doing at the Kibera film school. buddhablazeworld.blogspot.com twitter.com/itsbuddhablaze

Kibera's own child HipHop artist, Octopizzo accompanied BuddhaBlaze. www.octopizzo.com

One of the trainee's at the film school with BuddhaBlaze at the editing suite.

BuddhaBlaze with trustee Nathan Collett en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Collett

BuddhaBlaze with Anne Mwaniki the financial director at Hot Sun Foundation.

BuddhaBlaze with Josphat Keya the Poject coordinator. twitter.com/jos_key

BuddhaBlaze at the reception. He was shown around the office that houses Kibera Film School kiberafilmschool.blogspot.com , Hot Sun Foundation www.hotsunfoundation.org ,and Hot Sun Films www.hotsunfilms.com

BddhaBlaze, Nathan Collett, Octopizzo, Bankslave and trainees pose for a group photo.

BddhaBlaze and graffiti artist Bankslave share a word over a can of paint!

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British journalist Oliver Burkeman visit to Hot Sn Foundation on 7th jan 2012.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:56:00 +0000

The Gurdian journalist Oliver Burkeman www.oliverburkeman.com , trustee Nathan Collett and assistant trainer Wycliff Mboya during a question and answer session at the reception.

Program Coordinator at Hot Sun Foundation Josphat Keya goes through the brochure as he explains detailed information about Kibera Film School.

Aida Achieng, one of Hot Sun Foundation staff member's sells a T-shirt and DVDs at the gallery.

Oooops! the T-shirt is definitely small Mr. Oliver Burkeman!

Hot Sun Foundation staff members pose for a group photo with Mr. Oliver Burkeman.

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HOT SUN FOUNDATION OPENING DAY 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:38:00 +0000

Josphat Keya, Program Manager decided not to begin the year with paper work;making sure that the compound is neat and the schools garden has enough vegetables

Anne Mwaniki, Financial Administrator and Wycliffe Mboya, former student, picking up dead flowers from the backyard.

Mercy Murugi Director, Kibera Film School/Trustee Hot Sun Foundation in her office preparing for the day.

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Bad Company to Good: Polycap Sara's Story

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:56:00 +0000

What was my turning point? I have a lot to say. I had a job as a mechanic and lost it. I became idle, doing weird things, using drugs, staying in bad company. My life was not sustaining me.

Then I was arrested for a cell phone theft. Jail is a new world. You have to survive on your own. No parents. No family. No support. I felt everyone was against me. I didn't even want to take meals.

My sister got me out of jail. She paid for the cost of the cell phone. But still she thought I was a crook. I promised her I would change. I came to Kibera because it's a bit cheaper to live here.

A friend brought me to the Slum Film Festival workshop at Hot Sun Foundation. Filmmaking was good from the beginning. I applied and got into Kibera Film School

For me it is different at Hot Sun Foundation. Here something is being done in the slums by people who take the work seriously.

What is my message to our supporters?

What I think about them is that they are kind-hearted, helping someone you don't know really takes a big heart. They are giving us a chance to express ourselves. They are changing lives.

I really want to tell our supporters just keep on with a willing heart and for sure they will get a reward.

Wishing all our supporters a Happy New Year!

Please keep up the good work by helping us at http://www.globalgiving.org/3632

Many thanks,

Polycap

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

Bad Luck to Good: Ronald Omondi's Story

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:19:00 +0000

My name is Ronald Omondi. I am 23 years old. I live in Kibera. Things were going good for me. I had a sponsored job that allowed me to also go to school. Then something went wrong with the sponsorship program and I was out on the street again. Selling CDs. In the slum, you can find yourself falling into drugs and hanging out with the idle youth.

A friend told me about the Slum Film Festival at Hot Sun Foundation. I attended a workshop, applied to Kibera Film School and here I am.

Since I joined Hot Sun Foundation, it's like a home to me. I am gaining more talents. The staff is treating us well. We learn in a relaxed and open way.

I really appreciate what supporters are doing for us. You are good Samaritans helping slum youth who don't have the opportunity to gain knowledge in filmmaking.

I appreciate that you are helping youth who live far away from you.

You can support us at www.globalgiving.org/3632

Buy our short films at www.buykiberakid.com

Happy Holidays and many thanks to all.

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

THE AMAZING RACE KIBERA 2011.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:04:00 +0000

All the teams line up for a photo shoot before they begin the race at HOTSUN FOUNDATION OFFICES at olympic kibera.

FEDERICO OLIVERI[center] and his team mates[left] REECE McMILAN and[right] FRANCIS OKWEMBA on the run during the race in olympic kibera.

Some of the leading contestant at one of the stopping stations, they were being issued with envelopes that had a letter which indicated the next stopping station within kibera[only after weaving three coloured ribbons successfully into a rope].

One of the red ribbons that was used to indicate directions during the race,they were being placed at specific and strategic places so that the contestants could use them for navigation around kibera.

NATHAN COLLET updating his facebook status from his ipad about the amazing race during the event.

AND THE WINNER IS!!!
The finalist receive an award at kamkunji grounds in kibera.

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KIBERA FILM SCHOOL 3RD GRADUATION CEREMONY (3rd Dec. 2011).

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:57:00 +0000

Kibera Film School class of 2011 graduands, jovially getting dressed for the graduation ceremony that was held on 3rd December 2011.

Guests at the Kamukunji grounds Kibera from left to right Charlotte the programme cordinator AFRICALIA, wife of Belgium ambassador, Burt Ouvry the Belgium ambassador to Kenya, Federico Olivieri cultural attache Spanish embassy.

Celebrating excellence graduands Wycliffe Mboya, Naftali Wambogo, Alice Motieri, Jillyvianne Matende, Mildred Odongo and Grishon Onyango partly hidden, on the dais at the Kamukunji grounds Kibera.

Jubilant graduands from right to left Stephen Okoth, Moses Ouma and Wycliffe Mboya at Hot Sun Foundation grounds.

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Luck and Success: Michael Robert's Story

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:24:00 +0000

My name is Michael Robert Munyore. I am 21 years old

My father passed away when I was eight years old. My dad's relatives raised me. My mother is somewhere in Western Kenya. I am lucky. I'm on my own but my cousin in Kibera helped me finish high school.

When I look to my future, I see success. I don't do drugs. So many friends wasted their lives with drugs, petty crime. I want to go somewhere with my life. That's why I don't look back and worry about the past.

I always had a passion for filmmaking. I came across the Hot Sun Foundation sign in Kibera and wanted to know what was behind it. I joined Kibera TV as a volunteer. I then applied and joined Kibera Film School. Remember I said I am lucky and focused on my future.

My life in Hot Sun has improved me in so many ways. I have made good contacts with filmmakers in the school and good friends. When I need support I know whom to go to. I have grown education wise. I am building my character and my career at the same time. So far so good.

What is my message to Hot Sun Foundation supporters?

I would tell them they should not give up. They are investing in success. What they give today will be given back to them tomorrow.

In this holiday season, be creative in your gift giving and make a difference.

• Give a gift to Hot Sun Foundation at www.globalgiving.org/3632and have a gift card sent to your friend or family member.

• Purchase gift DVDs from Kibera at www.buykiberakid.com. All proceeds go to Hot Sun Foundation.

Many thanks for all you do.

Sincerely,

Michael Robert

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

Family Support: Quenter's Story

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:45:00 +0000

My name is Quenter Okumu. I am 24.

I live in Kibera with my two children: Mario 4 1/2 and Kyla 2 1/2. My mom has a tailoring shop in Kibera. She takes care of my children while I study full time at Kibera Film School . My mother gives me her full support to learn filmmaking. She drives me, telling me you have to do it.

What do you like about Kibera Film School?

The way we treat each other. No one laughs at you or asks how come you don't know this. He or she shows you how to do something. At Kibera Film School, it is mostly men

Why are there not more women in Kibera Film School?

What can I say? Most women lack someone to motivate them - to push them . When your family is not supporting you, they tell you that you can't do this - you have to look for a job - you have to take care of the family. Women are not encouraged to go to school or get technical training like filmmaking.

My Message to Global Giving supporters?

Congratulations for what you are doing. Don't lose hope or lose heart. Keep helping youth from Kibera, those that want to go farther.

Please spread the word about Hot Sun Foundation (www.globalgiving.org/3632) on facebook, twitter, emails.

Thank you SOO SOO SOO much. Without your support, I and the others couldn't be here at Kibera Film School.

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

Passionate Appeal: Alice's Story

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:07:00 +0000

My name is Alice Motieri. I am 24 years old. I live in Kibera.

My challenges began at 15, when I lost my mom. She died after a sudden illness. Fifteen months later my father died. I managed to finish secondary school with funds from my mother's estate.

Then my life became confused. I moved to Kibera to live with my sister. While watching TV, I saw a story about the Kenyan feature film TOGETHERNESS SUPREME and the awards it won. I decided to search for Hot Sun Foundation.

I found Hot Sun Foundation and became a volunteer at Kibera TV. Then I attended Kibera Film School. Some men think women cannot do technical work. I know I can. Without a doubt, filmmaking is the career for me.

To all Hot Sun Foundation friends and supporters, I so much appreciate your efforts to bring us all along. I have acquired so much through your help.

Please continue with the same generous spirit. We have more and more projects to do, and more of our youths without funds are applying for Kibera Film School.

If you are in Nairobi, come to AMAZING RACE Kibera Sat. 3 Dec 10 am for a great scavenger hunt with prizes! I am the coordinator!

If you are not in Nairobi, support us on http://www.globalgiving.org/3632

Asante sana. Thank you for your support.

Alice

PS Please check out on hitflics.com my short film Passionate Appeal (2 min 17 seconds). I am in a three-way tie for first place

http://www.hitflics.com/preview/view_member_video.php?movieid=404

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

Turning Point: Wicky's Story

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:46:00 +0000

My name is Wickliffe Otieno Mboya. I am 23 years old. Before I came to Hot Sun Foundation, my life took a wrong turn. I was hanging out with the wrong crowd. They were somehow misleading me - taking drugs, working at night, not sure what they were doing.

I had contact with Hot Sun Foundation as an extra in the award-winning feature film TOGETHERNESS SUPREME. Then I drifted back to the streets. Hanging out. Doing nothing. Looking for easy money. Me and my friends are called "idle youth".

Mercy Murugi, producer of TOGETHERNESS SUPREME and trustee at Hot Sun Foundation saw me. I asked her for 30 shillings to buy a soft drink. She refused and told me to come with her to the Hot Sun Foundation office.

I started working as a volunteer with Kibera TV, an online community news service at Hot Sun Foundation. Then I was accepted to Kibera Film School where I learned all aspects of filmmaking.

To this day I am working with Hot Sun Foundation. I go back to the street and tell my old friends, they can change their ways. Most of them are gone - either dead or in jail. I

go back to see my mum and bring her food for the family. She marvels and tells me that I am a different Wicky from the one she knew.

What does Hot Sun Foundation offer to the larger community?

When someone sees the me before and the me now, he asks where I am coming from. I am not the way I used to be. I used to only take. Now I am a positive person in the community, sharing all that I've got.

Every film that we do here is based on a true life story - something that effects the community. We are making peace through showing our films, like TOGETHERNESS SUPREME. We need to bring peace in different locations. We need funds to do that.

Here's my message to our supporters: Thank you for what you are doing. You are really touching people's lives - that's what all people should aspire to. Even if it is only one life, you will be remembered for that.

I only ask you to continue - changing lives, bringing peace through creating young filmmakers.

JOIN the AMAZING RACE for Kibera. Contribute today at www.globalgiving.org/3632

I'll be looking for you.

Sincerely, Wicky

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

Greetings from Vincent Oduor

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:30:00 +0000

My name is Vincent Oduor. I am 20 years old.
I've been on my own in Kibera since 15, when my mother died. My dad had already died when I was ten. When relatives came to take my younger brothers and sisters back to their village, I argued with them and refused to leave. I thought I would have a better chance to go to school in Kibera than in the village.
I had no family left in Kibera. My neighbors helped me. They believed in me and paid for my textbooks. I worked to pay my school fees. I did it. I graduated from high school.
I never had a childhood. I always had to work. I used to help my mom with the younger children. I don't think about going out or fancy clothes. I'm not like some other youth. I value myself and my future.
I love to write… stories… plays… A friend told me about Kibera Film School. I decided that through film I could reach more people with my stories. At Hot Sun Foundation, everyone is guided by her or his vision. We share the same vision - working as a team to be good filmmakers

My message to Global Giving supporters:
You have really done a great job. Some of us didn't know we could do certain things in life, like enter big buildings downtown, get respect from upper classes, have people appreciate our videos.

Just keep giving us this opportunity. We know we can be creative. We can make it with your support.

I really do appreciate your joining us in the AMAZING RACE for KIBERA.
Many thanks. Happy Holidays!

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

AMAZING RACE AND YOUNG FILMMAKERS KIBERA EVENT.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:53:00 +0000

How well do you know Kibera?What do you know about Kibera?Well here's a chance to know,interact and have fun within Kibera this festive season!Have a chance to meet some of the most exciting places in Kibera,sack gardens,bone carvings,young acrobats,hand-bags made from recycled polthene bags,soccer boys and girls,graffiti artists and young filmmakers among others.

Later in the day there will be celebration of young filmmakers ceremony at kibera Film School.

The amazing Race Kibera branded T-shirt will be available,just have to register at Ksh.200.

For more details and register contact Mercy 0716618188 or Alice 0710129043

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

SWEDISH JOURNALISTS IN KIBERA FILM SCHOOL.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:17:00 +0000

Swedish journalists with Kibera Film School students, assistant trainers and Trustee Nathan Collet (with red turban), pausing for group photo at Hot Sun Foundation compound.

Victor Ombogo a camera and editing instructor at Kibera Film School being interviewed one on one by Nanushka Yeaman a Swedish journalist.

Victor Oluoch trainer at Kibera Film School
being interviewed by Nanushka Yeaman.

At Hot Sun Foundation's reception watching some of the Kibera Film School's short films,news pieces by Kibera Tv and feature film teaser Togetherness Supreme.

'Great films and very creative,hey must watch!'

The journalists had a chance to walk through Kibera Slum accompanied by Kibera Film School trainees.

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

AMREF AND HOT SUN FOUNDATION PEACE EVENT.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:03:00 +0000

Vincent, Roy and Victor headed for the peace screening event at AMREF in Dagoretti, the feature film Togetherness supreme on peace and reconciliation which was produced by Hot Sun Films and Hot Sun Foundation was screened.

AMREF staff were not left out they stayed glued on their seats to watch the film.

Hot Sun Foundation members and the AMREF staff pausing for a picture for a formal collaboration in spreading peace in Kenya.

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page

OPEN CORNER DISCUSSION WITH TAZIM ELKINGTON.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:02:00 +0000

Tazim the host of the day addressing issues that people pass through as human beings such forgetting your loved ones and we react to them.

Aida Hot Sun Productions trainee,assistant trainer Kibera Film School was among those who attended the event.
Being a woman in the film making field it was her time to tell out the stories that women encounter this time round not with the camera but in real life.

The Tribe Hotel manager and his mother were not left behind in the discussion on issues affecting women.Being that Zawadi a women advocate was in the house.

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KIBERA FILM SCHOOL SHOOT'S PROMO VIDEO.

noreply@blogger.com (Kibera Film School) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:52:00 +0000

Roy Okello and Grishon Onyango testing the sound recorder in readiness for K. F. S promo shoot.To be used as an advert for the school.

John Ilako a camera trainer at K.F.S talks of his experiences at the school.

Vincent Oduor a student shares thoughts on ways to shoot with Michael camera instructor at Kibera Film School.

To support the great youth of the Kibera Film School, please visit our Global Giving Page