Kitale Film Week 2023 Official Programme

A MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER OF KITALE FILM WEEK, PETER PAGES BWIRE

Welcome to the very first edition of the Kitale Film Week.

The Kitale Film Week is a week-long film festival which is attempting to position film as a strategic factor for sustainable development in Trans Nzoia. The festival organizers include young men and women born and bred in Kitale, some of whom have worked at the top of the film industry in Kenya and abroad.

The main events in the festival include film screenings which have been integrated with conversations on key community issues and are moderated by local filmmakers, media personalities and students from Kitale; school film events geared towards developing filmmakers and film critics from primary and secondary school level; filmmaking workshops with top industry professionals seeking to develop socially engaged filmmakers locally; and an ambitious short film fund which the festival hopes can help two projects by upcoming local talent to get produced in Trans Nzoia.

The fim week also involves a competition for top awards which is only open to Kenyan and Ugandan filmmakers, to enhance artistic

collaboration between western Kenya and Kampala. Short films from Trans Nzoia and the North Rift are curated in collaboration with the Eldoret Film Festival. Future plans include an extension of the festival to South Sudan filmmakers, and a further integration of community development issues in the film spaces, and a push to get Kitale to become a UNESCO creative city for film.

Please peruse through the program and see what we have in store for you. Many thanks to our partners, sponsors and volunteers.

Website: kitalefilmweek.org

FESTIVAL TEAM

Peter Pages Bwire - Founder & Team Leader

Wangui Ngunjiri - Competition Manager

Joel Tugaineyo - Competition Coordinator, Uganda

Jack Kibedi - Workshop Coordinator

L. Biko Nyongesa - Masterclass Coordinator

Johnson Juma - Brand & Marketing

Ambrose Nguti - Film in Schools Coordinator

ADVISORS

George Juma Ondeng

Serge Noukoue

Liz Chege

Mudamba Mudamba

Lara Utian Preston

Dawson Mudenyo

Alexandra Santana

Naomi Karani

PARTNERS

County Government of Trans Nzoia

Embassy of France in Kenya and Somalia

Kenya Film Commission

The Dots Village Company

Safarilink Aviation

Westside Hotels

Sarini Events

Veko Sounds

Docubox EADFF

Tunga Media Afrika

National Museums of Kenya

Red Flag Media

Canon

Bamba Studios

HH Waterdrops

Binti Care Foundation

The Chorus Box

Step30 Initiative

Deep Sea Resort Club

Gific Hotel

Okada Media

Overtea Productions

Africa in Motion Film Festival

Eldoret Film Festival

Sunshine Cinema

ESPA - Environmental Sustainability Promoted by Art

NBO Film Fest

Sanaa Post

Movies that Matter

Fireplace Studios

Purple Field Productions

Tamaduni Zetu

Teti Tours and Travels

Jehovah Jire Hotel

RELAX IN CLEAN ELEGANT ROOMS & ENJOY

AUTHENTIC DELICIOUS KENYAN CUISINE

OPEN FOR 24 HR SERVICE

FREE FAST WI-FI

FREE SECURE PARKING

POWER BACKUP

24 HR CCTV SURVEILLANCE

SINGLE, DOUBLE & FAMILY ROO

LAINI MOJA KITALE

Opening Night

with Terryanne Chebet

February 19th, 2023 // 5:00PM - 9:00PM

Kitale Museum

SPECIAL GUEST: GOVERNOR GEORGE NATEMBEYA

Including Q&A with cast and crew of Zuena

Shirleen Wangari, Jesse Kyalo & Saint P Cocktail served by Westside Hotels Music by Heartbeat Band & Tamaduni Zetu

In this action film set in Kitale, we see an ambitious work by Stephen Ndung’u, popularly known as Director Sniper, featuring a milkman (Dominic Nyongesa) fighting off a gang of thugs.

WATCH: SUNDAY 19TH FEBRUARY, 5:00PM

VENUE: KITALE MUSEUM

After seven years of living in Nairobi, Zuena (Shirleen Wangari), a 27year old woman relocates to her rural home in a small fishing village in Mombasa where her elder sister runs a dance troupe as a source of livelihood.

WATCH: SUNDAY 19TH FEBRUARY, 5:00PM

VENUE: KITALE MUSEUM

LIST OF VENUES

Kitale Social Hall

Kitale Museum

Kitale Town Hall

Kitale National Polytechnic

Mega Centre Mall

Deep Sea Resort Club

Gific Hotel

Westside Hotels

Schools

ENTRY FEES

KSH. 50 FOR SINGLE EVENTS

KSH. 500 FOR FULL FESTIVAL

PAYMENTS/DONATIONS

THROUGH MPESA PAYBILL

542542

ACCOUNT NUMBER 03656

ACCOUNT NAME

KITALE FILM WEEK CBO

SHOW RECEIPTS AT THE DOOR

“

The office of Gender, Sports, Youth, Culture & Tourism,

on behalf of the County Government of Trans Nzoia, is delighted to be part of the first edition of the Kitale Film Week.

This is a great opportunity to expose the different talents and skills that our youth can tap into.

The Kitale Film Week also gives our county an opportunity to boost tourism and provide an avenue for resource mobilization and enhancement of inter-cultural diversity among the residents of Trans-Nzoia as well as a gateway to local and international connections.

We look forward to making Trans Nzoia great through such initiatives.”

+ + + Chanelle Kittony CEC, Gender, Sports, Youth, Culture & Tourism Trans Nzoia County

KITALE FILM WEEK 2023 PROGRAMME

FEBRUARY 19TH TO 26TH

SCREENWRITING LAB WITH OPRAH OYUGI

Monday 20th - Friday 24th, February 2023

Trainers: Oprah Oyugi

Venue: The Chorus Box, Milimani

Time: 9:00 am To 3:pm

KENYA FILM COMMISSION WORKSHOP ON BASIC FILMMAKING

Monday 20th to Friday 24th, February 2023

Trainers: Kenya Film Commission

Venue: Youth Empowerment Centre

Time: 9:00am to 3:00pm

DAY ONE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2023

OPENING NIGHT WITH TERRYANNE CHEBET + IN CONVERSATION WITH SHIRLEEN WANGARI & JESSE KYALO

Venue: Kitale Museum

Time: 5:00pm to 9:00pm

*Opening Cocktail: Westside Hotels & Sarini Bistro

Music: Tamaduni Zetu, WOW & Heartbeat Band

Discussion with: Majid Emmason Mabaku, Busuku Chezzo Muliro & Stephen Ndung’u

FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE (2021) - STEPHEN NDUNGU; KENYA, 9M

ZUENA (2022) - JESSE KYALO; KENYA, 1H

DAY TWO: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2023

TEACHERS WORKSHOP ON FILM IN EDUCATION

Venue: Westside Hotel

Time: 10:00 - 13:00

Host: Makandi Mbae (Tunga Media Afrika)

SPECIAL SCREENING EVENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION & CLIMATE, FREE ENTRY

Venue: Kitale Museum

Host: Namatsi Lukoye

Guests: Dharshie Freddie, Dylan Habil, Anthony Ochieng, Jane Gitau

MIEZI KUMI (2022) - DYLAN HABIL; KENYA, 11M

THE FOREST GUARDIAN (2022) - ANTHONY OCHIENG; KENYA, 5M

SPECIAL SCREENING EVENT ON ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP & GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

Venue: Kitale Social Hall

Time: 2:00 PM

Host: Immaculate Shamalla

Guests: Adelle Onyango, Nancy Wanja Mwangi

IT RAINED AGAIN (2022) - NANCY WANJA MWANGI; KENYA, 16M

UNLEARNING GENDER BIAS (2022) - JACKTONE OTIENO; KENYA, 14M

EDUCATION - TUNGA MEDIA AFRIKA

ST COLUMBAN’S MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL 2:00 PM

FILM SCREENINGS

MEGA CENTRE HALL

1:00 PM: THE HOUSE OF MULOGOOLI (2022) - IVY KAGAI; KENYA, 35M

5:00 PM: BEAUTIFUL ASHES (2021) - AYENY T. STEVE; UGANDA, 2H

KITALE NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC

4:00 PM: BROKEN MIRROR (2022) - FELIX OKOTH, WHITNEY NAMWAKA; KENYA, 1H 29M

KITALE SOCIAL HALL

5:00 PM: BIGGER THAN US (2021) - FLORE VASSEUR; FRANCE, 1H 36M

Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

6:30 - 7:30 PM

MTALII (2022) - JOSHUA KASYU WAMBUA, MICHAEL KASYU; KENYA, 8M

BLOCK (2022) - DEAN MANI; UGANDA, 11M

PIUS (2021) - BRIAN VONS MUKISA; UGANDA, 10M

FOREVER HOME (2022) - ARTSY SOLOMON; KENYA, 9M

THE STRANGE VISITOR (2018) - WACIRA GATHERU; KENYA, 3M

STRINGS ATTACHED (2022) - DERRICK MWANGI MUYA; KENYA, 3M

DAY THREE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2023

MASTERCLASS

GIFIC HOTEL

Time: 2:00 PM

Topic: The Art of Storytelling

Host: NBO Film Fest

Guest: Melissa Mbugua

EDUCATION - TUNGA MEDIA AFRIKA

ST. BRIGID’S GIRLS KIMININI 10:00 AM

IF OBJECTS COULD SPEAK (2021) - SAITABAO KAIYARE, ELENA SCHILLING; KENYA, 30M NO BORDERS (2022) - ACHURA E. FREDERICK; UGANDA, 17M

ST. JOSEPH’S GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL 2:00 PM

IF OBJECTS COULD SPEAK (2021) - SAITABAO KAIYARE, ELENA SCHILLING; KENYA, 30M

ONCE UPON A TIME (2022) - EDDIE KAGUTUZI; UGANDA, 18M

FILM SCREENINGS

MEGA CENTRE HALL

1:00 PM: CHRISTMAS LOVE (2021) - PETER KAWA; KENYA, 29M

3:00 PM: PRICKLY ROSES (2020) - MATTHEW NABWISO; UGANDA, 57M

KITALE SOCIAL HALL

5:00 PM: GREEN DAYS BY THE RIVER (2017) - MICHAEL MOOLEDHAR; TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, 1H 42M

KITALE MUSEUM

5:00 PM: IF OBJECTS COULD SPEAK (2021) - SAITABAO KAIYARE, ELENA SCHILLING; KENYA, 30M + Guests: Saitabaro Kaiyare, Juma Ondeng

KITALE POLYTECHNIC, 5:00 PM

MY LAND (2010) - AYENY STEVE; UGANDA, 5M

UNKNOWN (2021) - BRUNO ODUOR TANYA; KENYA, 9M

ONCE UPON A TIME (2022) - EDDIE KAGUTUZI; UGANDA, 18M

SEVEN MINUTES (2022) - ROBIN ODONGO; KENYA, 10M

INSIDE THE BRAIN (2020) - RAYMOND MWEGA; KENYA, 10M

NO BORDERS (2022) - ACHURA E. FREDERICK; UGANDA, 17M

Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

6:00 PM: CHAGUO (2022) - VINCENT MBAYA, RAVI KAMALKER; KENYA, 1H 40M

DAY FOUR: WED, FEBRUARY 22ND, 2023

DOCUBOX DAY AT DEEP SEA RESORT, SECTION SIX

Full day of masterclasses and film screenings in Kitale’s top holiday resort.

With Docubox directors Judy Kibinge & Mudamba Mudamba

FREE ENTRY, REGISTER FOR MASTERCLASSES

Feature Documentary Masterclass

My Town, My Lens, My Story

Film Impact Discussion

Short film screening and interactive panel discussion

FILM SCREENINGS

Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

6:00 PM: THE LAST FIGHT (2015) - JACKIE LEBO; KENYA,1H 15M

EDUCATION - TUNGA MEDIA AFRIKA

GREENFIELDS ACADEMY 10:00 AM

CHRISTMAS LOVE (2021) - PETER KAWA; KENYA, 29M

EARTH’S CHILDREN (2021) - MICHAEL MUTAHI; KENYA, 12M

CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL 2:00 PM

SUPASTAZ (2022) - OPRAH OYUGI, KRYSTEEN SAVANE; KENYA, 28M

KUHU AND BABU (2022) - MICHAEL MUTAHI; KENYA, 12M

DAY FIVE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 2023

EDUCATION - TUNGA MEDIA AFRIKA

BOMA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL 10:00 AM

CHAGUO (2022) - VINCENT MBAYA, RAVI KAMALKER; KENYA, 1H 40M

ST. MARK’S BOYS CHERANGANY 2:00 PM

JARAMANDIA (2022) - DENNIS HUMPHREY; KENYA, 1H 27M

FILM SCREENINGS

MEGA CENTRE HALL

1:00 PM: BLIND LOVE (2021) - DAMIEN HAUSER; KENYA, SWITZERLAND, 1H 13M

Film Screening + Q&A with Filmmaker

4:00 PM: THE TEST (2022) - RICHARD MULINDWA, KIGGUNDU ANDREW; UGANDA, 1H 48M

KITALE NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC 4:00 PM

THE VOICE OF THE BUSH (2019) - PVECLIDIAS WITBOOI; NAMIBIA, 28M

GHETTO FIST (2021) - LUBEERA SAPHINA; UGANDA, 8M

TIME TRAP (2021) - ALLAN BOSIRE; KENYA, 10M

BLURRED (2020) - BRIAN OBRA; KENYA, 3M

RED FLAG (2022) - DICKSON MIYSLE OMONDI; KENYA, 38M

KITALE SOCIAL HALL

5:00 PM THE LETTER (2019) - CHRIS KING, MAIA LEKOW; KENYA, 1H 24M

CHURCH

4:00 PM: WHO CARES? (2020) - CHARLES RICHARD; KENYA, 1H 4M

MASTERCLASS

WESTSIDE HOTEL, 2:00 PM

Topic: Building Your Online Presence

Host: Nelly Priscilla Mweru

Guest: Isaac Mkenya Sichei

GIFIC HOTEL

4:00 PM: Masterclass

Topic: Successful Pitching for Artists and Filmmakers

Host: French Embassy

Guest: Serge Noukoue

Target Audience (25pax): Filmmaking enthusiasts and professionals

Team Members: Lumi 003

STORIES FROM HOME: CONVERSATIONS ON SECURITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STORY OF TRANS NZOIA WITH SENIOR CITIZENS

Venue: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

Time: 6:00 PM

Host: Rosemary Odima

DAY SIX: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2023

SPECIAL SCREENING EVENT ON JUSTICE - FOCUS ON LAND SETTLEMENT & SQUATTERS

Venue: Kitale Museum

Time: 11:00 AM

Host: Mercias Kipsoi

JOURNEY TO JUSTICE (2022) - RAVI KAMALKER, STEFANIE ROTHENBERGER; KENYA, 35M

SPECIAL SCREENING EVENT ON CEREBRAL PALSY & MATERNAL HEALTH, FREE ENTRY

Venue: Kitale Social Hall

Time: 2:00 PM

Host: Nelly Priscilla Mweru

LISILOJULIKANA (2016) - AGGIE NYAGARI; KENYA, 1H, 10M

MASTERCLASS

GIFIC HOTEL 4:00 PM

Topic: Pitching for Success

Host: L Biko Nyongesa

Guest: Serge Noukoue (French Embassy)

EDUCATION - TUNGA MEDIA AFRIKA

KITALE FAMILY HOUSE OF HOPE, NAMANJALALA 10:00 AM

CHRISTMAS LOVE (2021) - PETER KAWA; KENYA, 29M

A KALABANDA ATE MY HOMEWORK (2017) - RAYMOND MALINGA; UGANDA, 7M

SUAM PRIMARY SCHOOL 2:00 PM

THE FOREST GUARDIAN (2022) - ANTHONY OCHIENG; KENYA, 5M

SUPASTAZ (2022) - OPRAH OYUGI, KRYSTEEN SAVANE; KENYA, 28M

FILM SCREENINGS

MEGA CENTRE HALL

1:00 PM: KIAPO (2021) - AMOS MWAKI; KENYA, 1H 55M

5:00 PM: KONY: ORDER FROM ABOVE (2018) - AYENY THOMPSON STEVE; UGANDA, 1H 44M

Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

6:00 PM: LAILAH (2019) - RICHARD MULINDWA; UGANDA, 1H 30M

DAY SEVEN: SATURDAY, FEB 25TH, 2023

FAMILY FEST AT THE KITALE MUSEUM, FREE ENTRY

10:00 AM: Film Screening: Shorts for family

EARTH’S CHILDREN (2021) - MICHAEL MUTAHI; KENYA, 12M

A KALABANDA ATE MY HOMEWORK (2017) - RAYMOND MALINGA; UGANDA, 7M

KUHU AND BABU (2022) - MICHAEL MUTAHI; KENYA, 12M

SUPASTAZ (2022) - OPRAH OYUGI, KRYSTEEN SAVANE; KENYA, 28M

JEHOVA JIREH HOTEL

10:00 AM: Masterclass, FREE ENTRY

Topic: Cinematography Masterclass with Canon

Host: John Wambugu

Register in Advance: kitalefilmweek@gmail.com

FILM SCREENINGS

Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre), KENYA FILM COMMISSION, 6:00 PM

UNLICENSED (2022) - ALLAN BOSIRE; KENYA, 11M

DEAREST MAMA (2021) - LUBEERA SAPHINA; UGANDA, 15M

IMARA (2017) - SAMUEL WANJOHI; KENYA, 5M

RAISED (2022) - PETER PAGES BWIRE; KENYA, 18M

AUTOMEDIC (2020) - DAVID WARONJA; KENYA, 5M

THE HEARTBEAT (2020) - MATTHEW NABWISO; UGANDA, 26M

DAY EIGHT: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2023

CLOSING NIGHT + AWARDS + CINEMA BY THE POOLSIDE

Venue: Deep Sea Resort

Time: 5:00pm To 9:00pm

FREE ENTRY

Host: Mudamba Mudamba, Jacktone Otieno

Music: Tamaduni Zetu, WOW & HeartBeat Band

DOCUBOX: SHORTS, SHORTS AND SHOTS

WHO ARE DOCUBOX?

DOCUBOX IS THE EAST AFRICAN DOCUMENTARY FILM FUND.

DocuBox exists to enable talented, driven, focused and accountable East African artists to produce unique films that unearth new realities and cross trans-national boundaries.

Through training, development and production grants, screenings for people who love documentary films, DocuBox promotes East African filmmakers and shares their unique stories with the world through creative documentary.

LOCATION

Block C, Shalom House, St. Daniel Comboni Rd, Off Ngong Rd, Nairobi, Kenya.

CONTACT DOCUBOX

+254 724 383 000

Email: info@mydocubox.org

See more at mydocubox.org

ABOUT TUNGA MEDIA AFRIKA

Tunga is on a mission to make learning highly exciting, interactive and imaginative by Integrating African films as a core learning resource in Africa’s education systems.

Tunga undertakes extensive film research, select and license films made by Africans for Africans and about Africa. From this curation, they work with – educators and education institutions to prepare lesson plans, film guides and film excerpts to supplement textual learning resources, with an aim to achieve a richer and more exciting learning experience across all educational levels in the continent.

CONTACT

Tunga Media Afrika Ltd

P.O. Box 14822 - 00800

Lavington, Nairobi Kenya

Email: makandi@tunga.africa

Mobile: +254 725 034 334

Films...

Inyumba yu Mulogooli (The House Of Mulogooli) explores the origins of the Maragoli community, its customs, and beliefs. It relates their journey from Egypt and their present-day settlement in Western Kenya while encapsulating their traditions and culture from childbirth to death. The story is told through

the eyes of Mzee John Lubang’a Lidede, a Vihiga cultural society leader who values his place as the firstborn son of Mulogooli and a custodian of their values.

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 1:00PM

VENUE: Mega Centre Hall

Broken Mirror tells the story of Caro and Amari, university students, trying to achieve their dreams only to be cut short as they are killed in a terrorist attack. The story also follows the story of Scar and Oti, the terrorists that bombed Caro’s University. This film takes inspiration from and pays tribute to the Garissa 2015 terrorist attack.

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 4:00 PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

MBAYA, RAVI KARMALKER

WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

SEVEN MINUTES ........................................... KENYA | 2022 | 10 MINS | COLOUR | HD | ROBIN ODONGO

When a 13 years old class seven schoolgirl gets pregnant, she attempts murder because her parents are too busy looking for money that they don’t even have time to notice what’s going on in their only daughter’s life.

WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 5:00PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

| HD | LUBEERA SAPHINA

Ryan 10yrs old, craves for his mothers attention who is always locked up on her phone and ends up neglecting him.

WATCH: Saturday, February 25th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

A looming election causes a rift between Wendo (Nyokabi Macharia) and Mugeni (Nick Kwach), a young couple from embattled tribes who are plunged into a chaotic fight for their love.

During the Covid-19 lockdown, a young man is left to look after his sick little sister after having to let go of the house help. He has crafted a life-support system for her that’s powered by a truck. He runs out of fuel and has to try other ways to power the device or risk losing his sister.

WATCH: Saturday, February 25th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

Naka and Meddie are newly weds. Their journey together to start a family takes them on a painful journey.

WATCH: Saturday, February 25th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

Samuel Mwangi, a young professional Kenyan cyclist, is faced with the challenge of undertaking his career with one leg after the other one got amputated as a result of a tragic crash he encountered during the Tour du Rwanda 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda. However impossible it seems, Samuel keeps his dream alive to become a world

cycling champion as he also seeks to inspire a new generation of dream chasers among people living with disability.

WATCH: Saturday February 25th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

Two filmmakers take a Kenyan artefact from a German museum, produce a 3D scan and embark on a journey back to its roots. The only information about the object was that it entered the museum in 1903. Why don’t the museums know more about it? European museum cellars are full of African artefacts. They are stored, imprisoned, treated with chemicals - a loss of culture because each of them

UNLEARNING GENDER BIAS .....................

has its own story. This film takes you on a journey to find answers about this old object from the Kikuyu tribe. With a digital art installation in their package, Elena and Saitabao started a new conversation about the issue of colonial belongings, identity,fear and anger in Kenya.

WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 5:00PM

VENUE: Kitale Museum

The film outlines the various issues that contribute to gender bias and entrenched gender norms. Young girls, women and fathers of daughters tell their side of the story, highlighting how they grew up, what gender norms they encountered along the way, how gender norms have contributed to their major decisions in life

and what they intend to do to make it easier for the ladies coming after them.

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 2:00PM

VENUE: Kitale Social Hall

NO BORDER ................................... UGANDA | 2022 | 25 MINS | COLOUR | HD | ACHURA E. FREDERICK

Khalifan, a refugee man,is in love with Flo,a girl from the hostile host community. Their love is unacceptable and they go through torture in an attempt to see their love blossom.

WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 5:00PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

Two young men live as roommates in a small single room in the middle of Rongai. Their patience towards each other is running thing as they squabble over petty issues like household chores. But their squabbles are about to be deemed irrelevant compared to the evil force that they are about to face. As one of the hears a disturbing noise from outside, he decides to step out and see if he’s

frustrated friend, who is out smoking a cigarette as an attempt to cool down, is okay. Little does he know, he is about to face the UNKNOWN.

WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 5:00PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

ONCE UPON A TIME is romcom about millennial couple PRINCE and CINDY who face trials and tribulations of a modern day relationship, from the return of the ex down to leaving the last drop of juice in the fridge. But is love enough to keep Cindyrella and Prince charming together

and give them their happy ending?

WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 5:00PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

WATCH: Saturday, February 25th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

An unlicensed Private Investigator gets hired to find out who killed a doctor.

PLACES TO STAY IN KITALE CUSTOMER REVIEWS

WESTSIDE HOTELS

Their rooms are comfortable with details that will make your stay pleasurable, enjoyable and memorable. For those looking for the best executive class business hotels in Western Kenya, the Westside Hotel Kitale gives great opportunity to access various amenities and services for fulfilling business needs.

Booking: +254719500635/+254732993110

DEEP SEA RESORT

Deep Sea Resort is located next to the section six forest within kitale town. It offers a serene environment for holidaymakers as they enjoys one of the largest swimming pool in western region. Coupled with assorted fun fare facilities and a garden, the resort is ideal for families on vacation. Just only 24km from Mount Elgon, the facility offers convenient take off for mountaineers and hikers.

~ Trip Advisor

Booking: +254732583600

A&B COZY APARTMENTS

Set in Kitale, 6.5 km from Kitale Museum, A&B Cozy Apartment offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking and a terrace. The property is located 27 km from Saiwa Swamp National Park, 46 km from Kapenguria Museum and 5.3 km from Kitale Club. This pet-friendly guest house also has free WiFi. The guest house has a seating area, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a kitchen, a dining area, a safety deposit box and a private bathroom with a bidet, free toiletries and slippers. At A&B Cozy Apartment the rooms come with bed linen and towels. Breakfast is available every morning, and includes buffet, à la carte and continental options. The nearest airport is Kitale Airport, 9 km from the accommodation. Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Booking: +254721271549

LISA PLACE, AIR BNB

A Full English/Irish breakfast is available daily at the bed and breakfast. Located in Kitale in the Trans-Nzoia region, with Kitale Museum and Kitale Showgrounds nearby, The Lisa place provides accommodation with free Wi-Fi and free private parking. Saiwa Swamp National Park is 16 km from The Lisa place, while Bunjab Shopping Mall is 18 km away.Guests can relax in the garden at the property.

Booking: +254114159862

ROSHAN HOMES, AIR BNB

A homestay with an extremely welcoming ambience, home away from home. Situated on the Kitale Webuye road, less than five-minutes drive from the Kitale Airstrip.

Booking: +254722766634

Christmas Love is a heartwarming short film about the struggles of a man trying to balance time between family, a lucrative career, and his waning faith. With help from the most unexpected place, Sam has to make hard choices as he encounters the true reason for the season. Christmas Love is the first ever Christmas themed film in

Kenya’s film history. www.christmaslove.co.ke

WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 1:00PM

VENUE: Mega Centre Hall

Nankya, Naziwa and Keziah grow up together on a large commercial farm in Uganda. Coincidentally, they all end up working on the same farm in their adulthood enduring the poor pay, harsh working conditions and sexual harassment faced by majority of the female farm

workers. How do they turn around the events?

WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 3:00PM

VENUE: Mega Centre Hall

In order to encourage and empower citizens to get actively involved and to pursue their rights, the KAS Rule of Law Program (Anglophone-Sub-Saharan Africa) produced a documentary showcasing prominent Kenyan law cases that can serve as a positive example of how ordinary citizens and communities were-despite all

challenges- willing and able to attain justice.

WATCH: Friday, February 24th, 11:00AM

VENUE: Kitale Museum

A biopic feature film that takes us through the life of a stay home wife, Goretti. Three months into the aftermath of quarantine, Goretti and her husband, Tom are trying make ends meet after losing his job due to the Covid break out. Goretti goes out of her way to change the family situation and in her pursuit; she discovers an alternative clean energy source

briquettes, out of dust. This discovery brings a change to her household and then to her entire community.

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 5:00PM

VENUE: Mega Centre Hall

A Documentary about the traditional ways of the Ju/Haonsi San, in the modern pot of the world. The Film is told from the perspective of the travel tourist, Diran.

WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

Hellen Baleke after being sexually harassed by a man turns her anger to boxing as a means of self defence.

WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

BLURRED is a story about a young lady, Kare, 28 (Brenda Wairimu)), an organized, optimistic and hardworking lady taking care of her ill brother while living with their alcoholic, unreliable father.

WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

Red Flag follows the story of NATALIE GITHINJI’s decision to take the bull by its horns and delve into the mysterious death of her best friend ROSE KIHIGA. This not only jeopardizes her relationship, but also puts her on harm’s way.

WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

A Time Traveller who is Trapped Back in Time and In The Process Comes Across Native Residents Whom She Has To Encounter With So She Can Travel Back To Her Timeline.

In the journey to find her biological father Jesca (IVY MARITIM) goes through a trail of ordeals that makes her regret why she even started it.

WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM

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Young people all over the world are addressing problems that at first glance may seem unrelated, such as climate disruption, curtailment of press freedom, social injustice, food insecurity, human rights abuses, and lack of access to education. They believe there’s a different and better way, and they have solutions.

In this optimistic film, the now 20-year-old Melati travels the world visiting fellow activists—young people who are changing and sometimes saving lives, though not always getting on the news.

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WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 5:00PM

VENUE: Kitale Social Hall

This Caribbean fan favourite, based on the beloved novel, is set in a remote village in 1952 Trinidad, where a curious boy pursues the affection of two girls. Despite his ailing father’s advice, Shell follows the compassionate Mr Gidharee to work on his plantation along the river, in hopes of attracting his daughter Rosalie, but then falls for Joan, a sweet, sensible girl from the city. From the love triangle that ensues,

Shell learns bittersweet lessons of life and love that will define his manhood and future forever. Directed by Trinidadian filmmaker, Michael Mooleedhar, ‘Green Days by the River’ is based on Michael Anthony’s beloved novel.

WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 5:00PM

VENUE: Kitale Social Hall

DAYS BY THE RIVER

Lisilojulikana is a fictional story about a girl who has cerebral palsy and faces rejection when she goes to live with her poor aunt and uncle in a village where the villagers view disability as a curse.

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WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 1:00PM

VENUE: Mega Centre Hall

Filmed with a gentle pace and incredible closeness, The Letter is a gripping family drama about a 95-year-old Grandmother with a fearless spirit who must overcome dangerous accusations of witchcraft that are coming from within her own family. Her grandson Karisa, travels home from the city to investigate, and it gradually emerges

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WATCH: Friday, February 24th, 2:00PM

VENUE: Kitale Social Hall

who sent the threatening letter and why.

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WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 5:00PM

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A blind man and a deaf woman fall in love with each other, but they must find a way to communicate despite their disabilities and fight off their inner demons.

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Saiwa Swamp National Park

It is located approximately 22 kilometres from Kitale town. It is a haven for nature lovers filled with exotic flowers, trees, birds and wild animals such as snakes, monkeys and the endangered sitatunga antelope. It is a haven for bird watching, camping and game viewing adventures.

Kitale Museum

It is located within Kitale town, approximately 1 kilometre from Kitale town CBD. It was the first of the inland museums to be developed in Kenya. It features collections of ethnographical materials from local communities, collections of insects and different types of snakes. A nature trail is also located within the museum.

Kitale Nature Conservancy

It is situated on Kitale-Lodwar Road. It was established to revive and restore the original habitat and conserve the remaining indigenous plants and animals in Trans Nzoia. Main attractions at the conservancy include a variety of wild animals, a campsite, snake park, cottages and biblical mountains. Its a beautiful place for nature walks, camping, game viewing and team building adventures.

Mount Elgon National Park

It covers an area of 169 square kilometres. The park is endowed with natural attractions such as beautiful caves, cliffs, gorges, nature trails, waterfalls and indigenous forests. It is home to diverse species of birds and wild animals such as elephants, buffalos, leopards, monkeys, hogs, waterbucks, antelopes, baboons and impalas. It is a perfect destination for camping, game viewing, hiking, birdwatching and mountain climbing.

Cherangani Hills

The hills traverse Trans Nzoia, West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet counties. The spectacular hills feature beautiful subtropical indigenous forests with diverse wildlife and bird species. Caves and hiking sites are located within the hills.

Kitum Cave

The cave is located within Mount Elgon National Park. It is regularly visited by elephants, bushbucks and buffalos, in search of salts that are found in the mineral-rich earth of the caves.

Making’eny Cave

It is also located within Mount Elgon National Park, about 1.5 kilometres from Kitum Cave. It is a scenic cave that features a spectacular waterfall over its mouth.

Kapolet Forest

The forest is located north of Cherangani. It is a thick tropical forest with an elevation of 2068 meters. It is an ideal destination for birdwatching adventures and nature walks.

Ngwarisha Cave

The cave is about 150 meters long. It is home to about 100, 000 bats. A scenic waterfall is located at the entrance of the cave which is also frequented by elephants.

Designed by Mrs. Roy Tweedie (the design can be seen at the Kitale Club), this iconic tapestry was embroidered by Mrs. Hoey in 1959 -1960. It was mentioned in the East Africa Women’s League Trans Nzoia Scrap Book 1969, and was said to hang with the Tapestries of the other Branches of Kenya EAWL in Parliament Building in Nairobi.

This project in many ways is the embodiement of the spirit of devolution which has become a reality in the country since 2013 through the change of constitution. The consumption and the practice of cinema should not be restricted to the country’s capital and such initiatives are great because they create the basis for a cinema culture to thrive in Trans Nzoia County and beyond.

We see Kitale Film Week as the beginning of a movement. A movement that we are strongly supporting.

Serge Noukoue Film & Media Attaché for East Africa

The French Embassy is proud to support the very first edition of the Kitale Film Week.

Jeff’s fate is yet to change when his habit of picking girls from clubs turns into a nightmare. One fateful day, he seduces Lailah, a student into going home with him and she unfortunately dies in his uncle’s house. The burden of a dead body dawns on him after failing to get it out of the house in many attempts.

WATCH: Friday, February 24th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

Ssezi Mugisa; was born in 1958. He started working at the Catholic Parish in Munteme, Uganda at the age of 11 as a cook. The parish later supported his training as he pursued a certificate in Agriculture from District Farm Institute in Hoima (currently called Bulindi Zonal Agricultural Research Institute) in 1974. In a few years he rose from a cook to a builder and in 1976, he became a forest guard. As a forest guard he majored in tree nursery bed management for about 8 years. In 1984 he had a chance to lead a forest survey, and

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 11AM

VENUE: Kitale Museum

that was the turning point to becoming the forest manager of a 391 hectare forest and home to an estimated population of sixty chimpanzees.

WATCH: February 20th 2023, 11:00AM

VENUE: Kitale Museum

MIEZI KUMI (TEN MONTHS) is a short documentary of the love between Zacharia Mutai, his family and the last two northern white rhinos, which he has to take care of for ten months in a year.

The life of two kids lies in the hands of their school principal, who has a dark and dangerous side and would not let them have it on a silver platter!!

WATCH: Thursday 23rd, 2:00PM

VENUE: St Mark’s Cherangany’

When Maimuna a young beautiful lady feels that she might lose her lover Suleimani, she decides to force him into taking an oath so they live together forever. Will the oath last for eternity?

WATCH: Friday, February 24th, 1:00PM

VENUE: Mega Centre Hall

War children (Otti and Aguti) fall in love during the tumultuous Northern Uganda Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency, but are separated when Otti is abducted at the age of 11. While in abduction, he tries to escape back home in vain and gets battered with each futile attempt. So he decides to stay in the bush with the LRA rebels and is soon introduced into the inner command circle of notorious LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony. Despite his concession to notoriety, his love for Aguti remains undeterred.

WATCH: Friday, February 24th, 5:00PM

VENUE: Mega Centre Hall

A High state profile in a vacay walks straight into a deathtrap.

WATCH: Monday, Feb 20th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

A fateful encounter one night between residents of the titular BLOCK.

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

An intriguing story about PIUS from streets to new life.

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

A cry for women in Africa being looked at as a minority.

WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 5:00PM

VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

A group of nomadic pastoralists in Northwestern Kenya decide to settle in a barren patch of land at the edge of Lodwar Town.

A Family gathering turns gruesome when an uninvited Visitor shows up.

When Eva (9) and her friends enter SUPASTAZ dance competition, their focus is to win the prize money of 150,000/Unbeknownst to them, they are the target of child traffickers.

WATCH: Saturday, February 25th, 11:00AM

VENUE: Kitale Museum

IT RAINED AGAIN ............................. KENYA | 2018 | 25 MINS | COLOUR | HD | NANCY WANJA MWANGI

A woman (Pauline Mworia) in her late-twenties has had to endure constant physical abuse from her husband (Nick Ndeda). On a stormy night laying in bed beaten and bruised,she recounts her experience as a domestic violence victim likening it to the rain.

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 2:00PM

VENUE: Kitale Social Hall

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TEST is a story that takes us back in the 1970’s and implicates the life of Tito, a struggling man in his early 30’s. when he finally gets a break through, his life changes a lot not until he is suspended from work after three weeks of promotion. His life drastically turns into misery to an extent of blaming it on his wife Zipporah. He slowly loses himself to drugs and his family gets shuttered. his closest confidant Zziwa takes him through the healing process and he finally gets back on his feet. he apologizes to his wife and the two re-unite.

WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM

VENUE: Mega Centre Hall

This is a story of a young inquisitive girl - Lulu - who goes on a journey to learn about Recycling and the effects of polluting the environment. Mzee Busara

The mysterious Man takes them on a journey to the unknown and makes them learn just how bad it can get if they do not take care of the environment.

WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 6:00PM

VENUE: Royal Hotel Court (Opp Mega Centre)

Babu, a family man gets initiated in to gamblng by her young daughter and wife after a TV advert shows a camel winning over a hundred million shillings. The family believes that they also stood a chance to win a similar amount and come out of their financial difficulties that have haunted them all their lives. After the first win, Babu gets excited and slowly sinks into becoming a gambling addict. After selling almost every thing in the house he admits, he can not help himself out of gambling unless with the help of a therapist.

WATCH: Saturday, February 25th, 10:00AM

VENUE: Kitale Museum

WATCH: Saturday, February 25th, 10:00AM

VENUE: Kitale Museum

A teenage girl uses her gift of music to cope with the loss of her sister.

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