Category archive: Film
Chemistry Portfolio #2: Suraj and Mark Kaiyare
Mark Kaiyare was a finalist for our Mobile Film Award, Pop UP shorts and now he teams up with the massively talented Suraj for Chemistry.
DetailsShooting Lemons and Lemonade
What’s it like to shoot a film in 48 hours? Nairobi staff writer Brian Iloti finds out, as he goes behind the scenes with The Bas Crew for the shoot of their short movie Lemons and Lemonade
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The 48 Hour Film Festival is Upon Us!
With only a few hours left until the launch of fourth edition of the 48 hour Film Project, Nairobi’s teams are beginning to feel the pressure. Don’t know what the 48HFP is? Well read on….
Details#TBT - Kenya’s Oscar Winners
Kenya’s film history is long and exhaustive, says Kenya Film Commission Chairman Chris Foot. Here are three films you must watch, if not for the excellent shots of Kenya, then for their hot stars.
DetailsDesign is… With Wanuri Kahiu
Film maker, Wanuri Kahiu shares her sentiments on design in regards to film in Nairobi.
DetailsBrand Kenya: show your best side even if it’s not yours
The Kenya Film Commission is keen to put the country back on the global map with a new documentary which compiles the best films ever shot here. So why are some people getting mad about this?
DetailsThrowback Thursday: TV Shows
Remember these TV gems? Check out our Throwback dedication to television shows
DetailsDesigning our own Disruption
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to remove.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A Sneak Into Riverwood
Long gone are the days when there was only one TV station that operated for just 12 hours a day. Long gone are also the days when there were no African TV shows or films and Nairobians had to contend with American and British programs. Those days have since been replaced by a bunch of
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This Weekend’s Highlights
This weekend prepare yourself for beer, film and scaaaary costumes
DetailsWazi?FM - Why You Might Not Get To See This Film
Wazi? is a film that hopefully will create an awakening here in Kenya and all over the continent despite its content being deemed too controversial for local audiences.
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Another Remix from Eric Wainaina
Eric Wainaina has embarked on a remix project for his 2011 album “Love and Protest”. “Sing Mercy” is the second remix off the project after “Selina”.
DetailsFuture Fridays- Events
The weekend is here. What does it hold in store? Here’s where the UP team will be.
DetailsLusophone Film Fest at Goethe
The Lusophone Film Fest is about the 8 Portuguese speaking countries spread across 4 continents. During their 6th edition, they show three films from different countries as seen through the eyes of young directors from some of those countries.
DetailsFrom Child Soldier to International Superstar: Emmanuel Jal on Life and Peace
The South Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jaal has come a long way since he produced his first album Gua. UP Magazine managed to pin him down for a skype interview, as we wait for the release of the hotly anticipated film in which he co-stars with Reese Witherspoon
DetailsVeve The Movie: A Lost Opportunity
Veve raised a lot of hopes and dashed them as well after it’s first screening. UP’s new movie buff ,Jude Zambarakji, takes us through why he feels that Veve had a lot more to offer to audiences.
DetailsGoing Bongo: Witchcraft, Somalis and Forlorn Characters
This month at the Open Show audiences were treated to a variety of compelling topics and stories that remain glued in our brains long after we had left show.
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Viral Wednesdays
In this weeks VW KIU sing to us about boys, Milege jazz us from Uganda, we are enticed by the trailer of the upcoming movie Veve, and cheer JKUAT students spreading computer knowledge.
DetailsUP EXCLUSIVE: An inside look of Kazi na Bidii!
Meet the 20 year old film director, Hatim Hassanali behind the 2015 documentary Kazi na Bidii, discussing his experience on being both a film director and more.
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RVF kicks off in Style at the Kuona Launch party
Check out how it went down at the RVF Launch party on Saturday!
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