'Slum Film Festival' showcases urban stories
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Slum">Slum</span> <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="showcases">showcases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="filmmakers">filmmakers</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slums">slums</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> 33 <span word="films">films</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kibera">Kibera</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mathare">Mathare</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="slums">slums</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="slums">slums</span>, <span word="screened">screened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="The">The</span> '<span word="Slum">Slum</span> <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>'<span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="filmmakers">filmmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Kodingo">Kodingo</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="budding">budding</span> <span word="filmmakers">filmmakers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kibera">Kibera</span>, <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="slum">slum</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>.</p><p>"[<span word="The">The</span>] <span word="Slum">Slum</span> <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="productions">productions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disadvantaged">disadvantaged</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="best">best</span>," <span word="Kodingo">Kodingo</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="Kibera">Kibera</span> <span word="filmmaker">filmmaker</span> <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="P">P</span>.<span word="V">V</span>. <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="films">films</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slum">slum</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="slum">slum</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ammunition">ammunition</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dying">dying</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="raped">raped</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slum">slum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span>."</p><p><span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="filmmakers">filmmakers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slums">slums</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>. <span word="Budgets">Budgets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="existent">existent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="filming">filming</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="location">location</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>.</p><p><span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="films">films</span>.</p>
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