Kakuma Refugee Camp, located in the Northwest of
Kenya is a home to more than one hundred and eighty thousand refugees. These
refugees come from South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Burundi among others.
Various agencies provide services to these
population. FilmAid International is one of these that uses films to project
hope and in the process change lives. Film Training Program (FTP) is one of the
programs provided by FilmAid to youth that trains them in filmmaking. In
conjunction with Africa Digital Media Institute and MyStart from United Kingdom
teach the students directing, script writing, production design, lighting,
camerawork, sound, research and the whole production process.
Exile Key Films was create by the FTP alumni in
order to expand the reach of films boundaries. The group are skilled film
makers that work together to gather refugees stories/ideas, produce them into a
consumable content and share them for the communities. These contents are in
the form of:
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Films
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Documentaries
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Music videos
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Photography
The Exile Key Films team now in full function and is working on various projects that will create impacts in the lives of the refugees as well as the host communities.
The procedures are:
- Idea
- Research
- Script
- Planning
- Production/shooting
- Editing
- Completion
Whether it's a short/feature film, documentary, PSAs (awareness and campaigns), music videos, music recording; Exile Key films can deliver. Like guerrilla filmmakers, we use all means.
For more information, don't hesitate to contact us.
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