
Our annual Short Film Competition returns for the fifteenth year, showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers from across the continent and the diaspora. This year's shortlist was selected from over 1,000 entries, and the finalists comprise a broad range of films, each with a unique style, narrative and voice.
In the outskirts of Nairobi, Baba, a six-year-old boy with the unique gift of teleportation, struggles to understand people and the world around him - including his cousin Kevin, who is frequently tasked with looking after him and even shares a room with him. Buoyed by childish optimism and an extraordinary imagination, he bounces between his harsh reality and the peaceful solitude that his magical gift brings as he learns to protect childhood and innocence.
- Year2022
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Swahili
- CountryKenya
- DirectorMbithi Masya
- ScreenwriterMbithi Masya
- ProducerBramwel Iro
- Executive ProducerAwam Amkpa, Sam Soko
- Co-ProducerWafa Tajdin
- CastMalik Wandera, Victor Makgati, Faith Kibathi, Mbeki Mwalimu, Daniel James, Eyal Francis, Nicholus Mwangi, Beatrice Kamuyu
- CinematographerRobin Asselmeyer
- EditorLouiza Wanjiku
- Production DesignWanjiku Mbugua
- MusicCJ Mirra
Our annual Short Film Competition returns for the fifteenth year, showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers from across the continent and the diaspora. This year's shortlist was selected from over 1,000 entries, and the finalists comprise a broad range of films, each with a unique style, narrative and voice.
In the outskirts of Nairobi, Baba, a six-year-old boy with the unique gift of teleportation, struggles to understand people and the world around him - including his cousin Kevin, who is frequently tasked with looking after him and even shares a room with him. Buoyed by childish optimism and an extraordinary imagination, he bounces between his harsh reality and the peaceful solitude that his magical gift brings as he learns to protect childhood and innocence.
- Year2022
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Swahili
- CountryKenya
- DirectorMbithi Masya
- ScreenwriterMbithi Masya
- ProducerBramwel Iro
- Executive ProducerAwam Amkpa, Sam Soko
- Co-ProducerWafa Tajdin
- CastMalik Wandera, Victor Makgati, Faith Kibathi, Mbeki Mwalimu, Daniel James, Eyal Francis, Nicholus Mwangi, Beatrice Kamuyu
- CinematographerRobin Asselmeyer
- EditorLouiza Wanjiku
- Production DesignWanjiku Mbugua
- MusicCJ Mirra