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Ezekiel Mutua, chairman of the Kenya Film Clbadification Board (KFCB), on Monday hosted two renowned American directors who want to shoot a film in the country.
The two producers, Tony Goldwyn and Jamal Joseph want to translate into a film, "Find Me Unafraid", an internationally acclaimed love book, about a boy from Kibera Kennedy Odede who married an American Jessica Odede
In the book, the duo tells the struggles they encounter in their marriage and the humanitarian work they do in several slums in Kenya
Informing the press in his office, Mutua noted that the Council unanimously hailed the decision made by the two Americans to translate the book into a film
"We are in discussions with the two foreign filmmakers, the Odedes, and the team involved in this production to see how the government can support their efforts by creating a facilitation environment that will allow their project to make buses "Previously, the two filmmakers had chosen to shoot the film in South Africa, but the council is intervening by asking them to do it in Kenya. "
The CEO wondered why the film should be produced in South Africa while the content and the book are based in the slums of Kibera in Kenya.
"The Council will be pleased to participate in the coordination of the visitors' program in Kenya, noting that the Board of Directors recognizes that film production is a key factor in economic development, in addition to creating Jobs for Young People.
that her attention was drawn to the thrilling love story of Kennedy – the slum boy of Kibera who married an American Jessica Posner from Denver and was doing humanitarian work in Kenyan slums, including Kibera.
"After reading the book, I was impressed that the boy who was raised in a slum and who went to study in America chose to return to his country. and to improve the livelihoods of his community, "said Tony
are the founders of a charitable organization, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) working in slums Kibera, Mathare and Bangladesh in Mombasa
SHOFCO is an innovative organization that transforms urban poverty into an urban promise. He currently helps more than 250,000 needy slum dwellers across the country.
By Denson Mututo / Anne Wangui
Producers of Movies Tony Goldwyn and Jamal JosephKenya President of the Film Clbadification Council (KFCB) Ezekiel Mutua
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