The Cut
This is a story of two siblings (John and Jane) who have an unbreakable bond despite the challenges they face in their rural home. John’s father want to marry off Jane at an early age so that he can enjoy her dowry but John is adamant to save his sister from his father’s evil plan. John plans their escape to the big city but will he succeed?
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Peter Wangugi GitauDirectorChild for hire, Early marriage, Heroic Cut, Pendo Prey&Pray.
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Peter Wangugi GitauWriterChild for hire
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Ibrahim RashidKey Cast
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Patrick MachariaKey Cast
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Halima JatanKey Cast
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Miriam KinuthiaKey Cast
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Onesmus KamauKey Cast
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Jackson OdiagaProducer
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Peter Wangugi GitauProducerChild For Hire
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Project Type:Feature
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Runtime:1 hour 2 minutes 28 seconds
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Completion Date:May 31, 2017
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Production Budget:21,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Kenya
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Country of Filming:Kenya
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Shooting Format:Digital, 5D Mark III
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Cape Town International Film Market and FestivalCape Town
South Africa
October 13, 2017
Africa -
Silicon Valley African Film FestivalSan Jose
United States
September 30, 2017
World Premiere -
Toronto Black Film FestivalToronto
Canada
February 16, 2018
Canadian Premiere -
European Film FestivalNairobi
Kenya
May 16, 2018
Kenyan Premiere
Peter Wangugi Gitau is an award winning filmmaker and has worked collaboratively and individually on a variety of socially engaged interdisciplinary projects for over eight years.
He has made theater productions, documentaries and fiction films touching on social economic issues in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya .
Peter has worked with several Non Governmental Organizations on different film projects among them; Film-aid International, World Food Programme, Windle Trust Kenya, Population Services Kenya and AMREF Health Africa.
He has also directed award winning Kenyan TV shows Pendo & Prey n Pray among many others.
A participatory approach was adopted in the development of the film. Children borrowed from their experiences and those from the community to write stories themed on child rights abuse. These stories formed the foundation of the script. Most of the scenes in the film were drawn from real life events that the children came up with in their narration.
Themes covered in the film are; Gender Based Violence, Alcoholism, FGM, Child Marriage, Sexual Abuse and Maternal Health.
After scriptwriting all the children at the Child Development Centre were presented with a chance to audition for different roles in the film, with two of them assigned the main characters and the rest as supporting cast. The youth most of whom are former beneficiaries of DCINP (Dagoretti Child in Need Project) and from the community also participated in the technical part of the film with most of them training in the following departments; Make-up and special effects, Sound recording, Scripting, Production design including art on set, Continuity, Camera assistants and Boom operators. During filming on location the mentors in these departments trained the youth with hands on approach.