Experiencing Interruptions?

UFA

A young university student grapples with the reality of a broken system. With school closed, he feels the heavy burden of income inequality and faces a dilemma between survival and fulfilling the promise he made to his dying father.

  • MARYFRIDAH KIAIRA
    Director
  • MARYFRIDAH KIAIRA
    Writer
  • MARYFRIDAH KIAIRA
    Producer
  • MBAABU KIAIRA
    Key Cast
    "KIM"
  • LYDIAH KAJUJU
    Key Cast
    "KIM'S MUM"
  • PETER MWENDA
    Key Cast
    "KIM'S DAD"
  • MARYFRIDAH KIAIRA
    EDITORS
  • MBAABU KIAIRA
    EDITORS
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    UFA
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 19, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Kenya
  • Country of Filming:
    Kenya
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    MP4
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • My Kenya My Story 2021
    NAIROBI
    Kenya
Director Biography - MARYFRIDAH KIAIRA

Maryfridah Kiaira is passionate about creative writing and filmmaking for social communication and impact creation. She is a firm believer in the building power of words. She is a self-taught film-maker, blogger, vlogger, and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Her background in Economics, Cooperation, and Human Development fuels her passion for art with a message.

Add Director Biography
Director Statement

We all start somewhere...we have to give ourselves a chance to soar by taking the leap as scary as that might be!