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Title:Ni sisi = It's us: a film about peace & Kenyan identity
Editors:Reding, Nick
Savane, Krysteen
Year:2013
Language:Swahili
City of publisher:Nairobi
Publisher:S.A.F.E.
Geographic term:Kenya
Subjects:ethnic relations
election campaigns
political violence
feature films (form)
videos (form)
External link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmhIPOigon0
Abstract:A mix of film and theatre, inspired by the election riots of 2007 in Kenya. When the presidential candidates incited their followers with accusations of election fraud, tribal tensions proved to simmer below the surface. More than 1,200 Kenyans lost their lives in the violence that erupted.To send out a message of national unity and peace, the theatre group S.A.F.E. produced the play 'It's us' immediately following the bloodshed. After several years touring the country, it has now been filmed.The film paints a portrait of a typical Kenyan community where ethnic background is not really important; Luo, Kikuyu, Kalenjin and Luhya live side by side - until a local politician hopes to win the elections by spreading rumours. Suspicion and distrust grow and things start to escalate. An educational, political film primarily directed at local people in Kenya. [Abstract reproduced from dvd-video]
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