Nathan Collett

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Nathan Collett is an award winning filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya. His work focuses on bring out a realistic, challenging and positive image of those on the very margins of society. He works both in fictional films and on documentaries, with a specific focus on Kibera, Africa's largest slum. He is the founder of Hot Sun Films, a film/video production and training company. One Hot Sun Films' projects is the Hot sun foundation a non-profit organization that works to train, develop and expose the talents and possibilities of the youth of the urban slums of Africa.

His films, as a director, include

  1. Chronic in Kenya (2007)
  2. Sex to Survive (2007)
  3. Kibera Kid (2006)
  4. The Oath (2005)
  5. Lifeforces (2005)

Image:KiberaKid small.jpg His best known work to date is the multiple award winning short film Kibera Kid

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