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The End of eating Everything by Wangechi Mutu
Animated video (color, sound)
8- minute loop,
edition of 6.
Courtesy of the artist. Commissioned by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.
The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University presents Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu’s first animated video, created in collaboration with recording artist Santigold and co-released by MOCAtv on YouTube.
The 8-minute video, The End of eating Everything,marks the journey of a flying, planet-like creature navigating a bleak skyscape. This “sick planet” creature is lost in a polluted atmosphere, without grounding or roots, led by hunger towards its own destruction. The animation’s audio, also created by Mutu, fuses industrial and organic sounds.
Jonah: A Story of Legend, Friendship and Survival by Kibwe Tavares
Jonah is a short by Kibwe Tavares. It is set in Zanzibar and looks at the effects tourism can have on a country from an economic and environmental perspective. By utilising a narrative of friendship between Mbwana and his best friend Juma, these themes are explored. Mbwana and Juma are men with big dreams. Dreams that become a reality when they photograph “the world’s biggest jumping fish” leaping out of the sea.
Their tiny town soon blossoms into a tourist hot-spot as a result. But for Mbwana, the reality isn’t what he dreamed – when he meets the fish again, both of them forgotten, ruined and old, he decides only one of them can survive.
Jonah
Spider Stories: African Fantasy Adventure of a Quest to Reclaim a Throne.
Spider Stories follows the tale of Princess Zahara who goes into hiding after the royal family is overthrown by a corrupt neighboring kingdom. Armed with a mystical staff, the fearless princess embarks on quest to reconnect with the spirits, reunite her homeland, and reclaim the throne. Help fund this amazing project here.
Animation of Kenyan National Anthem
Timothy Simon was inspired to create this animation to impel other Kenyans to vote wisely and peacefully in the upcoming presidential elections.
CinemAfrica Sweden 2013: ‘Yellow Fever’ Tackles the Sensitive Topic of Skin Bleaching
Kenyan artist Ng’endo Mukii’s thesis film made at the Royal College of Art 2012, focuses on African women’s self-image and esteem. Mukii’s mixed media animation is a result of using her own memories and various interviews she conducted.
Ciné Kenya 