Kibera Kid

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Kibera Kid is a 2006 seven-award winning fictional short film set in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the largest slums in Africa. It was written, directed and co-produced by Nathan Collett in collaboration with the youth of Kibera.^[1] This twelve minutes film features Kibera actors in all the principle roles. It has played at film festivals worldwide including the Berlin Film Festival and it won a Student EMMY from Hollywood. It has been profiled by BBC, Reuters, Al Jazeera English and many others.

a screenshot taken from the film

1 Plot
2 Feature Film
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Kibera Kid is the story of Otieno, a 12 year old orphan from Kibera living with a gang of thieves who must make a choice between gang life and redemption. The story is fiction but the circumstances and reality depicted are not. Crime and poverty are common in Kibera, yet there are many who will stand for a better life no matter how bad things may seem.

The shooting of Kibera Kid in the Kianda area of Kibera.

[edit] Feature Film

The worldwide media coverage and success of the short film, which won seven awards around the world, has led to the development of the feature film in collaboration with the youth of Kibera under the Hot Sun Foundation.