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Wazi ?FM

  • Wazi ?FM
Genre : Thriller
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2015
Format : Feature
Running time : 62 (in minutes)
http://www.facebook.com/wazifm

MoMo is a Somali urban refugee living in Eastleigh Nairobi where he runs the community radio station Wazi? FM with his Kenyan friend Kevo. Everything is going well at Wazi? FM until one day the team stumble upon a dark secret in their community and MoMo vanishes. Why? Pulling together the pieces of the story an Inspector from the Kenyan Special Forces is trying to understand what really happened before MoMo's disappearance. Is this a case of terrorism or corruption? Were MoMo and Kevo really friends or enemies? Was MoMo in love with Kevo's sister or was he just using her? How are the Kenyan police implicated in the case? And most importantly how is this whole story related to the Westgate Mall tragedy on 21 September 2013, in Nairobi?

Dir: Faras Cavallo (Italy)

Kenya, 2014 | 62 Min | Thriller, Languages: English, Somali, Swahili

starring Joseph Wairimu, Abdi Hakim Mohammed, Lizz Njagah, Paul Ogola, Shirlyn Wangari, Zeitun Salat, Mohammed Ali, Raymond Ofula, Derrick Waswa, Ojiambo Ainea, Kevin Samuel, Amina Abdi Cherry, Mick Unaa Michael, Vandana Snyder, Jinny Ishumi, Asha Amina Kyenzi



Directed by par Faras Cavallo

Written by JC Niala, in collaboration with Dr. Farasi & Joshua McNamara

Production : Cultural Video Foundation
www.culturalvideo.org

2015 | Festival du Cinema Africain de Vérone 2015, Italy
* Selection - VIAGGIATORI E MIGRANTI
http://festivalafricano.altervista.org/festival/?p=7873

2015 | ZIFF - Zanzibar International Film Festival
* Golden Dhow Award - Best Feature Film
* East African Talent Award (SIGNIS AWARDS)
* Best African Film (EUROPEAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL AWARD)
http://www.ziff.or.tz/2015/06/09/wazi-fm/
http://www.ziff.or.tz/2015/07/26/ziff-2015-the-winners/

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Momo, rifugiato somalo, e il suo amico keniano Kevo sono due conduttori di Radio Wazi?FM, che promuove lo scambio interculturale tra somali e keniani. All'improvviso Momo scompare e la polizia indaga su questo mistero, forse collegato al tragico attentato al Centro commerciale Westgate di Nairobi il 21 settembre 2013.

Regia: Faras Cavallo

Kenia, 2014 - 62 min, thriller. Lingua: Inglese, Somalo, Swahili

Prodotto da Cultural Video Foundation e CISP.

Partners

  • Kenya : Arterial Network chapter
  • Kenya : Ketebul Music
  • Kenya : Studio Vista Network
  • Kenya : Kuona Trust
  • Kenya : The Theatre Company

With the support of