Private Project

Midnight Van

In the wake of post election violence, a pair of news anchors, Juma Wasai and Martha Olang' are stuck in their office
after they miss the last van fleeing staff members to safety. With the presence of militia drawing closer their location, the pair find themselves questioning their culpability regarding the current situation. Is it poetic justice or will they find a way out before its too late?

  • Carol Coach Odongo
    Director
    Salem, Selina
  • Nick Ndeda
    Writer
  • Nice Githinji
    Producer
  • Nelly Maina
    Producer
  • Nice Githinji
    Key Cast
    "Martha Olang'"
    Rafiki, Country Queen, Subira, Kidnappet
  • Nick Ndeda
    Key Cast
    "Juma Wasai"
    18 hours, How to dream in African, Life
  • Nick Ndeda
    Script Writer
  • Mike Lolly P
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    45 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 20, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    27,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Kenya
  • Country of Filming:
    Kenya
  • Language:
    English, Swahili
  • Shooting Format:
    24fps
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Carol Coach Odongo

Carol 'Coach" Odongo's Directing/Acting career spans over 30 years. During this period she has been involved as a director for over 20 years both on screen and on stage with directing over 300 episodes for TV.
Coach has also directed at least 5 TV films and been involved in over 5 feature films. On stage, she has been involved in over fifty stage productions at Phoenix Players in Nairobi (1990-2006 - as an actor, stage manager and director) and over three hundred stage performances at Miujiza Players as a project coordinator (1993-97) in various towns in Kenya.

In the recent past (2016-2018), she has taken up teaching part-time in the areas of Acting, Directing and Film Production (producing) at KIMC (Kenya Institute of Mass Communication) as well as AFTTTI (African Film and TV Talent Training Institute). Coach is currently a co-director on the TV Telenovela series “Selina” and "Salem" on Maisha Magic East.

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