This Land

This Land is a visual journey from Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi to a rural village on the shores of Lake Victoria. It features art elements like graffiti, ‘Matatu’, music, dance, fashion and food as a way of showing Kenya’s vibrant art scene.

“This Land” is a visual journey from Kenya’s busy capital city of Nairobi to a rural village on the shores of Lake Victoria. It features art elements like graffiti, ‘Matatu’, music, dance, fashion and food as a way of showing Kenya’s vibrant emerging art scene. The message is delivered through a poem, and interviews with a select group of artists alongside their work. The first person we hear his story is Jose, a Matatu (public vehicle) tout. "If you give this city a chance, it will give you a chance,' says Jose about his city and his job. Next we meet Maksee and Brain. The two men design public vehicles (Matatu) giving them varied stunning looks. They share what it takes to do their job. The rest of the film features images of real people of Kenya in their community along the lake in the western part of Kenya.

DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, EDITORS
AFROHADA (Haesu Shin Joshua Wera)

GRAPHICS
Haesu Shin

COLOR CORRECTION
Seunghak Lee

SOUND MIXING
Kanghae Won

MUSIC COMPOSER
Søren L. Schirmer

ADDITIONAL FILMING
Isaac Awuor Eugene MUIGAI

CAST

Joshua Wera – Poet
Denise Koja – Boy in the boat
Patricia Wera – Chapati Scene
Kachino Oduor – Graffiti Artist
Ohuru Owen – Graffiti Artist
Joo Sunha – Model
Michael ‘Mabudah’ Mwendia – Model
Moses/Cotyle – Rapper
Jose – Matatu Tout
Maksee – Matatu Designer/Artist
Brian Wanyama – Interviewee(MATWANA MATATU CULTURE)
Mzushi Africa(king of the street) – Dancer
Shokerz – Dance Crew

STREET DANCE SCENE – KING OFF THE STREET
Mzushi Africa
Bboy Drift
Assan Hussein
Ommy Mnyama
Brian Kariro
Dante Mwas
Abdul Habib

Ajua Game Scene
Hesborn Mbae – Player
Denise Okwach – Player
Enos Odhiambo – Spectator
Joseph Wera – Spectator
Oduor – Spectator
Reuben Nyareje - Spectator

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