Kitale Film WeekDec 24, 2024

SCREENING PROGRAMME FOR THE KITALE FILM WEEK 2025

 

Official Screening Programme

 

*Subject to Minor Changes. 

Film in Education programme for schools will be released separately.

Contact: info@kitalefilmweek.org or +254735128548 for inquiries

OPENING NIGHT

Date: Sunday, 2nd February 2025

Venue: Kitale Deep Sea Resort

Time: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Arrival and red carpet experience featuring live music, cultural performances, and photo opportunities with filmmakers and special guests.
  • 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Opening ceremony
  • 7:00 PM - 7:17 PM: Screening of the short film Le Fetiche (17 minutes).
  • 7:17 PM - 8:45 PM: Screening of the feature film Nawi (1 hour, 28 minutes).
  • 8:45 PM - 9:15 PM: Cultural performance by a local artist and networking opportunities with refreshments.
  • 9:15 PM - 9:30 PM: Closing remarks highlighting the festival’s schedule and recognizing sponsors and partners.
  • 9:30 PM onwards: Optional afterparty with a live DJ or band.

 

MONDAY, 3RD FEBRUARY 2025

Kitale Museum Auditorium:

  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Feature documentary Here We Are (1 hour, 15 minutes).
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Shorts block:
    1. Climate Innovation Challenge (Rusinga Island Shorts, multiple stories curated by Teddy Warria).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Feature documentary Brief Tender Light (1 hour, 13 minutes).

Deepsea Main Hall:

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Feature documentary film Afrikki (1 hour, 31 minutes).
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Shorts block:
    1. He Knows This Place (34 minutes).
    2. Sounds of Silence (33 minutes).
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Screening and Q&A: Descendants of Broken Heroes (1 hour, 13 minutes).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Shorts block:
    1. The Sorghum Sisters (4 minutes).
    2. Bahari Bingwa (7 minutes).
    3. The Equalizer (19 minutes).
    4. Unyagoni (24 minutes).
  1. Followed by a 30-minute Q&A session.
  • 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM: Screening and Q&A: Limo on the Run (50 minutes).

Outdoor Screening Areas:

  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: At Lessos Center: Feature film The Destiny of a Truck Driver (1 hour, 18 minutes).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: At CBD:
    1. The Sorghum Sisters (4 minutes).
    2. Unyagoni (24 minutes).
    3. Wamaitha (1 hour, 30 minutes).

 TUESDAY, 4TH FEBRUARY 2025

Kitale Museum Auditorium:

  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Feature documentary The Destiny of a Truck Driver (1 hour, 18 minutes).
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Shorts block:
    1. Mata Hari (8 minutes).
    2. As I Dream (14 minutes).
    3. The Day I Will Never Forget (27 minutes).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Feature film Sabotage (1 hour, 30 minutes).

Deepsea Main Hall:

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Shorts block with Q&A:
    1. Art Piece (10 minutes).
    2. Black Skin (9 minutes).
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Feature film The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (45 minutes).
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Shorts block:
    1. I Too, Crave Death (29 minutes).
    2. Le Fetiche (17 minutes).
    3. Tic Toc (15 minutes).
  • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM: Screening and Q&A: Feature Kismet (2 hours, 18 minutes).
  • 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM: Screening and Q&A: Feature Mandabi (1 hour, 30 minutes).

Outdoor Screening Areas:

  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: At Matisi: Feature film Bala Bala Sese (1 hour, 42 minutes).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: At CBD:
    1. The Day I Will Never Forget (27 minutes).
    2. Nairobi Half Life.

 

 WEDNESDAY, 5TH FEBRUARY 2025

Kitale Museum Auditorium: NORTH RIFT AND WESTERN KENYA FILM AND TV SUMMIT

  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Shorts block:
    1. Tiny Winnie (10 minutes).
    2. Roots of Renewal (5 minutes).
    3. TinderBox (5 minutes).
    4. The Concord (5 minutes).
    5. Secrets (Majid Emmason & Transwood Films) (Runtime not specified).
    6. Silent Prayers (Kisumu) (Runtime not specified).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Feature film Nawi (1 hour, 30 minutes).

Deepsea Main Hall:

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Shorts block:
    1. Angel in the Stone (11 minutes).
    2. Stray Flower (15 minutes).
    3. Emunyenye (17 minutes).
    4. Salamatu's Rhapsody (23 minutes).
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Feature film The Passenger (1 hour, 13 minutes).
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Shorts block:
    1. Half Chocolate Half Vanilla (4 minutes).
    2. Obukade Busatu (8 minutes).
    3. Kuyo (8 minutes).
    4. The Boy from Kampala (8 minutes).
    5. Endless Loop (11 minutes).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Feature film Otis Janam (1 hour, 35 minutes).
  • 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Screening and Q&A: Feature Hanami (1 hour, 36 minutes).

Outdoor Screening Areas:

  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: At Kisumu Ndogo:
    1. Stray Flower (15 minutes).
    2. Nairobi Half Life (Runtime not specified).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: At CBD:
    1. The Boy from Kampala (8 minutes).
    2. Half Chocolate Half Vanilla (4 minutes).
    3. I Know My Rights (59 minutes).

 THURSDAY, 6TH FEBRUARY 2025

Kitale Museum Auditorium:

  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Shorts block and Q&A:
    1. Binti Maji and the Ocean (3 minutes).
    2. Gas (4 minutes).
    3. Death Valley (9 minutes).
    4. Counterpunch (12 minutes).
    5. All Equal (16 minutes).
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Feature film Heroes of Africa: Tetteh Quarshie (1 hour, 20 minutes).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Feature film Karamoja (1 hour, 23 minutes).

Deepsea Main Hall:

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Shorts block and Q&A:
    1. Fatherhood (28 minutes).
    2. The Equalizer (19 minutes).
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Feature film Kintu (42 minutes).
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Shorts block and Q&A:
    1. Fractured (5 minutes).
    2. The Little Things (9 minutes).
    3. D.A.D (Dawn After Darkness) (10 minutes).
    4. Grogan's Lodge (20 minutes).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Screening and Q&A: Feature A Country Called Ghana (1 hour, 40 minutes).
  • 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Screening and Q&A: Feature Mission Xylara (1 hour, 10 minutes).

Outdoor Screening Areas:

  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: At Kipsongo:
    1. Unyagoni (24 minutes).
    2. I Know My Rights (59 minutes).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: At CBD:
    1. Ndoto (18 minutes).
    2. Afrikki (1 hour, 31 minutes).

 FRIDAY, 7TH FEBRUARY 2025

Kitale Museum Auditorium:

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Feature film Dancing in the Dust (1 hour, 41 minutes).
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Shorts block:
    1. The Street Chase (8 minutes).
    2. Rudi (11 minutes).
    3. Broken (12 minutes).
    4. Fatherhood (28 minutes).
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Feature film Present Past (1 hour, 36 minutes).

Deepsea Main Hall:

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Shorts block:
    1. Ndoto (18 minutes).
    2. Thief (29 minutes).
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Feature film Half Life (1 hour, 30 minutes).
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Shorts block and Q&A:
    1. 1992 (10 minutes).
    2. Unasemaje (9 minutes).
    3. Love Sweet Sound (11 minutes).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Feature film 2 Asunder (1 hour, 33 minutes).
  • 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM: Screening and Q&A: Feature Maria (1 hour, 53 minutes).

Outdoor Screening Areas:

  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: At Kibomet St. Mary’s:
    1. Unyagoni (24 minutes).
    2. A Country Called Ghana (1 hour, 40 minutes).
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: At CBD:
    1. Grogan's Lodge (20 minutes).
    2. Sabotage (1 hour, 30 minutes).

 SATURDAY, 8TH FEBRUARY 2025

Deepsea Main Hall:

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Shorts block:
    1. Half Chocolate Half Vanilla (4 minutes).
    2. Fractured (5 minutes).
    3. Njambi and the Missing Bananas (18 minutes).
    4. Counterpunch (12 minutes).
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Screening and Q&A: Feature Life is Rosy (La Vie est Belle, 1 hour, 30 minutes).
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Shorts block of four films. Titles and runtimes not specified.
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Screening and Q&A: Feature Boda Love (1 hour, 30 minutes).
  • 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM: Screening and Q&A: Feature Wamaitha (1 hour, 30 minutes).

 

 

CLOSING NIGHT

Date: Sunday, 9th February 2025Venue: Kitale Deep Sea ResortTime: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Programme:

  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Arrival and red carpet experience. Guests enjoy photo opportunities, live acoustic performances, and interviews.
  • 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM: Screening of selected audience-favorite films from the week:
    1. Grogan’s Lodge (20 minutes).
    2. Our Land Our Freedom (Runtime not specified).
  1. Filmmaker introductions accompany these screenings.
  • 7:45 PM - 8:30 PM: Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding films, filmmakers, and contributors. Special recognition is given to partners and sponsors.
  • 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Keynote and farewell speeches from organizers and invited guests. Includes an invitation to the next year’s festival.
  • 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM: Cultural grand finale featuring a high-energy performance celebrating regional culture. Networking with refreshments follows.
  • 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM: (Optional) Closing party with live DJ or band, celebrating the festival’s success.

 

*Subject to Minor Changes. 

Film in Education programme for schools will be released separately. 

Contact: info@kitalefilmweek.org or +254735128548 for inquiries. W: kitalefilmweek.org

Follow us on social media @kitalefilmweek

 

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