LBx Africa presents

In association with POV, We Are Not The Machine & EyeSteelFilm

SOFTIE

Directed and Written by Sam Soko

Produced by Toni Kamau and Sam Soko

What Comes First, Country or Family?

WINNER - Special Jury Award for Editing - 2020 Sundance Film Festival

WINNER - Feature Documentary Award – 2020 Lunenburg Doc Fest

WINNER - Best African Documentary - 2020 Encounters South African International Documentary Festival

WINNER – Best Documentary (Oscar Qualifying Award) – 2020 Durban International Film Festival

Official Selection - 2020 CPH:DOX

Official Selection - 2020 Full Frame Film Festival

Opening Night - 2020 Human Rights Film Festival Berlin

Opening Night - 2020 Hot Docs Film Festival

Boniface “Softie” Mwangi has long fought injustices in his country as a political activist. Now he’s taking the next step by running for office in a regional Kenyan election. From the moment Boniface decides to run, telling his wife, Njeri, in passing with a hesitant laugh, he responds to each challenge with optimism. But running a clean campaign against corrupt opponents becomes increasingly harder to combat with idealism alone. And Boniface soon finds that challenging strong political dynasties is putting his family at risk. Should country really come before family, as he’s always believed?

“Riveting…Eye-Opening”

- Variety

“A tense political thriller”

-Roger Ebert

"A marvel of narrative storytelling..."

-Filmmaker Magazine

"A compelling act of defiance",

"a powerful and personal election biopic... as intimate as it is brave"

-The Film Stage

YEAR 2020 | COUNTRY Kenya | RUN TIME 96 mins

Website: www.softiethefilm.com

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