Thoughts of water

A little boy Bahati lives in a village with poor access to safe clean water. When he is taken to hospital in town for diarrhea treatment, he got surprised to see people drink water in the bottle. He picks some bottles to his friends in the village
A little boy Bahati, Lives in a village with poor accessibility to safe and clean water due to climate change. When he is taken to hospital in town by his uncle from from town for diarrhea treatment caused by the dirty water from the swamp, he is surprised to see people drink water from the bottle, something that he never saw in his village. Asking his uncle only to be told, thats safe and clean water, he then decides to pick a number of bottles, and bring them to his fellow kids in the village telling them what he saw and experience in his trip to town. Unknowingly, Bahati and his fellow kids ends up filling dirty water from the swamp believing its clean and safe.

  • Redbird Lyimo (Zuhura)
    Director
  • Redbird Lyimo (Zuhura)
    Writer
  • Stanslaus Safari
    Producer
  • Redbird Lyimo (Zuhura)
    Producer
  • Ebenezer Emmanuel
    Key Cast
    "Bahati"
  • Bryan Charles
    Key Cast
  • Salma Juma
    Key Cast
  • Nasri Jackson
    Key Cast
  • Salha Juma
    Key Cast
  • Ilham Hussein
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 26, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Language:
    Swahili
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • We Art Water International Film Festival
    Disney
    Colombia
    Official Selection
  • Disney
    Colombia
    May 22, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Redbird Lyimo (Zuhura)

Zuhura Lyimo, famously known as "REDBIRD" an upcoming filmmaker based in Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa. Iam professionally a banker though currently works as an independent filmmaker, writer, director and producer. I wrote, produced and directed a number of films, the latest ones including “Thoughts of Water” micro-fiction and “Water Is not life” Micro-documentary that both made to the finals at the international festival 2020 https://filmfestival.wearewater.org/en/finalists_366551. Again, wrote, produced and directed “Ability & Beyond” macro-documentary that made to the final at the international festival 2020 https://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/1937.html

However I wrote a story and script for a Radio Drama series “Amali” 2018 – (Script Consultant & Writer for The Media for Development International). Other films including “Katoto”, 2015, Dirty Hands, 2014. Iam also working as a social worker in different social change projects for the vulnerable and the underprivileged groups and community and that is what inspires my writings and character development.

As a passionate amateur filmmaker, I never attended film school, instead, just learns from attending different creative writing and filmmaking in different film festival’s workshops, books as well as online. My vision in film is to entertain, educate, inspire and to influence social change, to the community and the world at large through films and my dream is to be a successful international director and filmmaker with substance.

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