Private Project

KIZINGO

11 years old JOHNI and his ten year old sister SONI stumble on a sack of cash hidden by the thugs ROBAA and KAUZI. When the two thugs realise it is the kids,they try to track down and retrieve the money but their bungling ways create more comedy than horror. Soni, the braver of the two kids convinces Johni to not let their mother MAMA JOHNI into the secret. However in a twist of events, their farm hand MWAKAZI, unkowingly handles the loot, but loses it to MALI the hawker. Will the bumbling thugs manage to retrieve the money or will the kids outwit them? A Swahili comedy set in Kenya, Kizingo shows the twists and
turns that fate throws on even the best laid plans.

  • BETTY KATHUNGU-FURET
    Producer
  • SIMIYU BARASA
    Director
  • SIMIYU BARASA
    Writer
  • FATUMA ALI (Soni)
    Key Cast
  • JAKES ISRAEL (Joni)
    Key Cast
  • MOHAMMED JUMA SAID (Robaa)
    Key Cast
  • ALI SHAIBU (Kauzi)
    Key Cast
  • JULIAN MWANZELE SHIME (Mwakazi)
    Key Cast
  • ISAYA EVANS (Mali kwa Mali)
    Key Cast
  • PRETTY MUTAVE (Mama Soni)
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    COMEDY, DRAMA, AFRICAN
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 7 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 10, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Kenya
  • Country of Filming:
    Kenya
  • Language:
    Swahili
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Coast Film Festival
    Mombasa
    Kenya
    September 14, 2016
    Best Kenyan Film
  • Udada Film Festival
    Nairobi
    Kenya
    October 28, 2016
  • Bodhisattva International Film Festival
    Patna
    India
    February 17, 2017
    World Cinema, Top 5 Must See
  • Riverwood Academy Awards
    Nairobi
    Kenya
    March 11, 2017
    Best Feature Film
Director Biography - SIMIYU BARASA

Barasa won Best Documentary 2010 at the Kalasha Kenya Film Awards for directing ‘A History of Film in Kenya’. He has directed four films. 'Kizingo' winner Best Kenyan Film, Coast Film Festival 2016. 'Toto Millionaire,' (2006) official selection, Kenya International Film Festival 2006. Mr.Love Doctor (2008) & Guerilla Boy (2013, still in post).
He also directed the award winning,drama series 'Lies That Bind (KTN) that was nominated for Best TV Drama,Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards AMVCA 2013, and which won Best Supporting Actress Africa. 'How to Find a Husband'
(MNet), nominee Best TV Drama AMVCA 2015, Sumu La Penzi (Mnet), and many more.
He has also written for such shows as Tahidi High, Makutano Junction, and Waridi.

Barasa is a Bachelor of Arts graduate from Egerton University, 2002. He is also a published writer.

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