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Nairobi, Kenya: Open Air Screenings of Togetherness Supreme in Kibera Slums

By on July 23, 2010 in Community Cinema, FilmAid International, Humanitarian

Open Air Community Screenings

In cooperation with FilmAid International and with funding from the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Nairobi, the Hot Sun Foundation is organizing outdoor community screenings of Togetherness Supreme in Africa’s largest slums. The equipment used for these screenings include a 20′ inflatable movie screen and projector donated to FilmAid International by Open Air Cinema. For more information about these screenings please visit the Hot Sun Foundation’s website, or read the summary below.

The Hot Sun Foundation

Social transformation through media and art is the vision of the Hot Sun Foundation. Their mission is to educate, develop talents, and train youth and children from the slums so that they can tell their own stories. We want their stories to travel far to inspire other slum dwellers around the globe. We want to create role models and leaders. We believe that media and art can enable slum dwellers to reshape their lives and bring about social transformation.

Togetherness Supreme

Togetherness Supreme is the story of Kamau, an artist, Otieno, a hustler, and Alice, a preacher’s daughter, whom both Kamau and Otieno fall in love with. All three live in , east Africa’s largest slum, home to a million people in Nairobi, . All three are from different tribes but are searching for tribal unity. During the 2007 presidential elections their community is torn apart by violence and conflicting tribal loyalties. Their story, set against a backdrop of tyranny, is a beacon of hope in an unjust world.

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Open Air Cinema in Utica Prepares for Season Opener

By on July 20, 2010 in Community Cinema, Outdoor Movie Events

The Open Air Cinema in has just kicked off their first outdoor movie series and we would like to wish them the best of luck. The first movie featured will be James Cameron’s record-breaking hit Avatar, and screenings will continue in select parks within throughout the Summer season.

“It’s a concept that is going around the country,” Mayor Roefaro said. “It gives our residents something to do at night time. They come out, they bring long blankets and sleeping bags, or whatever they’re gonna have, and they can sit there and watch a movie outside. It’s really a great concept.”

There will also be food vendors on hand at all Open Air Cinema events, adding to what Mayor David Roefaro said will be a fun evening for families withing Utica.

Outdoor movies will be screened in Utica every Wednesday, except for the first screening which will be held on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at the Seymour Park in North Utica.

Other screenings scheduled this Summer are:

  • Wednesday, July 28 at Johnson Street Park
  • Wednesday, August 4 at Addison Miller Park
  • Wednesday, August 18 at the Parkway Recreation Center

We here at Open Air Cinema wish the City of Utica all the best in their first film series ever!

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