From a Whisper
| From a Whisper | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wanuri Kahiu |
| Produced by | Kuxi Ghai |
| Written by | Wanuri Kahiu Screenplay: Wanuri Kahiu |
| Starring | Ken Ambani Abubakar Mwenda Godfrey Odhiambo Corrine Onyango |
| Music by | Eric Wainaina[1] |
| Cinematography | Marius van Graan |
| Editing by | Chris King |
| Release date(s) | September 12, 2008 (Kenya)[2] |
| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | Kenya |
| Language | English |
From a Whisper is a Kenyan drama film written and directed by African Movie Academy Award winner Wanuri Kahiu. The film received 12 nominations and won 5 awards at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2009, including Best Picture, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and AMAA Achievement in Editing.[3] The film also won the Best Feature Narrative award at the 2010 Pan African Film & Arts Festival[4], and was honored with the 2010 BAFTA/LA Festival Choice Prize[5]. Even though the film commemorates the 10th anniversary of the August 7th terrorist bombing in Kenya in 1998, the film is not about the terrorist bombing. The movie portrays a realistic story of the bombing aftermath by capturing the lives of the victims and their families who had to pick up the pieces of their lives shredded by the blast.[1][6]
[edit] Cast
- Ken Ambani
- Abubakar Mwenda
- Godfrey Odhiambo
- Corrine Onyango
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Official Website". http://fromawhisper.com/. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ "Release Date, From a Whisper". http://nairobinow.wordpress.com/2008/09/13/new-kenyan-movie-from-a-whisper-screening-now-20th-century/. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ "AMAA 2009: List of Winners and Nominees". African Movie Academy Award. http://ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2009. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ "Filmmaker Awards". Los Angeles, USA: Pan African Film Festival. http://www.paff.org/film-festival/filmmaker-awards/. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ "BAFTA/LA partners with Pan African Film and Arts Festival". Los Angeles, USA: British Academy of Film and Television Arts. http://www.baftala.org/news/index.php?section=Archive. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ "From a Whisper: Brief Review". http://www.africanloft.com/kenyas-from-a-whisper-wins-big-at-2009-african-movie-awards/. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
[edit] External links
| Cinema of Kenya |
|---|
 |
| List of Kenyan films |
| Kenya Film Commission |
| Hot Sun Foundation |
| Lola Kenya Children's Screen |
 |
This Kenya related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This African film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
