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The Rugged Priest
''The Rugged Priest'' is a 2011 Kenyan biographical film directed by Bob Nyanja. It is based on the life and death of John Anthony Kaiser. Cast * Jason Corder as American Ambassador *Lwanda Jawar as Father Ian *Oliver Litondo as Catholic Bishop * Serah Ndanu as Alice *Ainea Ojiambo as Ole Shompole *Colin Simpson as Father John Kalser Accolade The film won the Golden Dhow Award at the Zanzibar International Film Festival The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), also known as Festival of the Dhow Countries, is an annual film festival held in Zanzibar, Tanzania and one of the largest cultural events in East Africa. ZIFF is a non-governmental organization esta .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rugged Priest 2011 films Kenyan drama films English-language Kenyan films 2010s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Nyanja
Bob Nyanja is a Kenyan filmmaker. He is known for directing the film ''Malooned!'' (2007). He also directed the films ''The Rugged Priest'' (2011) and ''The Captain of Nakara'' (2012). Nyanja is also the chairman of the Kenyan Film and Television Producers Association. Filmography *''Malooned!'' (2007) *''The Rugged Priest'' (2011) *''The Captain of Nakara ''The Captain of Nakara'' is a 2012 Kenyan comedy film. It is an adaption of the German play '' The Captain of Köpenick'' by Carl Zuckmayer, itself based on the life story of Wilhelm Voigt, a small-time criminal who posed as a ''Hauptmann (Capt ...'' (2012) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nyanja, Bob Living people Kenyan film directors Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Corder
Jason Corder (born 1969) is an American TV and film producer, scriptwriter, actor, singer and composer, and CEO of his own production company, Corder Productions, with offices in Los Angeles and Nairobi, Kenya. Corder lived in Nairobi, Kenya from 2008-2019. While there, he created Kenya's first ever comedy-drama series, "Stay," which won a Kalasha award in 2014 and now airs on AfroLandTV, Peacock and Roku. He is known for playing Donald John in the web series ''Oh-Bama'' (2016-2017). He also played Shane in the television series ''Stay'' (2013-2014), which he also created. Corder also appeared in the short film '' Intellectual Scum'' (2015). Corder grew up in Marin County, California. He moved to Kenya in 2008, initially to teach art at the University of Nairobi. He is the father of three sons. Select filmography *''The Rugged Priest'' (2011) *''The Lion Standing in the Wind is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Takashi Miike. It was released on March 14, 2015. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Litondo
Oliver Musila Litondo (born 1948) is a Kenyan actor, journalist and news anchor. He is known for portraying Kimani Maruge in the 2010 biographical film ''The First Grader''. For his portrayal as Maruge, Litondo won the AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor and the Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor. He was also nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance in ''The First Grader''. Litondo is a graduate of the University of Iowa, Stockholm University and Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high .... He is married to Beldina. Litondo is a recipient of the Kalasha Lifetime Achievement award. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Litondo, Oliver Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Standard (Kenya)
''The Standard'' is one of the largest newspapers in Kenya with a 48% market share. It is the oldest newspaper in the country and is owned by The Standard Group, which also runs the Kenya Television Network (KTN), Radio Maisha, ''The Nairobian'' (a weekly tabloid), KTN News and Standard Digital which is its online platform. The Standard Group is headquartered on Mombasa Road, Nairobi, having moved from its previous premises at the I&M Bank Tower. History The newspaper was established as the ''African Standard'' in 1902 as a weekly by Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee, an immigrant businessman from British India. In 1905 Jeevanjee sold the paper to Maia Anderson and Rudolf Franz Mayer, who changed the name to the ''East African Standard''. It became a daily paper and moved its headquarters from Mombasa to Nairobi in 1910. At the time the newspaper declared strongly colonialist viewpoints. The British-based Lonrho Group bought the newspaper in 1963, only a few months before Kenya's indepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllAfrica
AllAfrica is a website that aggregates news produced primarily on the African continent about all areas of African life, politics, issues and culture. It is available in both English and French and produced by AllAfrica Global Media, which has offices in Cape Town, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia, Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city prope ..., and Washington, D.C. AllAfrica is the successor to the African News Service. Its stories can be displayed by categories and subcategories such as country, region, and by news topic. In 2008, AllAfrica rolled out a comment board system. The President of AllAfrica Global Media, Amadou Mahtar Ba, is a member of the International Advisory Board of the African Press Organization. References External links * ReliefWeb archives of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anthony Kaiser
John Anthony Kaiser (November 29, 1932 – August 23, 2000) was a Roman Catholic priest and Mill Hill father from Perham, Minnesota, US, who was assassinated near his mission at Morendat, near Naivasha town in Rift Valley Province Kenya. Early life John Anthony Kaiser was born in Perham, Minnesota, USA. John attended Saint John's Preparatory School and St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, for two years before he joined the army in 1954. He was a paratrooper, and advanced to the rank of Sergeant. He graduated from Saint Louis University in 1960, with a BA in English Literature. While in St. Louis, he joined the Knights of Columbus. From here, he went to St. Joseph Seminary in Mill Hill, England, where he studied from 1960 to 1964. Kaiser was ordained in St. Louis for the Mill Hill Fathers in 1964, and was sent to their missions in Kenya. Maela refugee camp Kaiser spent 20 years in the missions in the Kisii Diocese. Over that time the Catholic population had double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainea Ojiambo
Ainea Ojiambo (born 20 April 1970), is a Kenyan actor. He is best known for the roles in the films ''The Constant Gardener'', ''Bullion'' and ''Jack Zollo: My Life in Crime''. Personal life He was born on 20 April 1970 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a father to two children, a boy and a girl. Career Before entering popular screen, he worked in several stage plays and that is how his acting career began. In 2004, he was invited to play in the Hollywood film ''The Constant Gardener'' directed by Fernando Meirelles. In the film, he played a minor role of a 'Police Driver'. The film was a critical and box office success and earned four Oscar nominations. Then in 2007, he acted in the Kenyan television series ''Makutano Junction'' with the role of 'snake'. After the success of the series, he was later invited to play in two more television serials: ''Block-D'' and '' Noose of Gold''. In the soap opera '' Noose of Gold'', Ojiambo played the lead role of 'Ole Mpisha'. The soap was later br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanzibar International Film Festival
The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), also known as Festival of the Dhow Countries, is an annual film festival held in Zanzibar, Tanzania and one of the largest cultural events in East Africa. ZIFF is a non-governmental organization established in 1997 to develop and promote film and other cultural industries as catalyst for the regional social and economic growth. The film festival The annual multi disciplinary arts and cultural festival is ZIFF’s major activity; the festival is an all-arts affair, with 8 days of local and international discussion panels, workshops, 10 days of screenings of the best local and international cinema and evenings of musical concerts including a Gala each evening. All festival programs are a culmination of the realization of the capacity of film to fuse together the best of each art-form, offering a wide range of Entertainment, Educating and Networking options for world audiences. The festival is arguably the largest multi disci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Nation
The ''Daily Nation'' is the highest circulation Kenyan independent newspaper with 170,000 copies. History The ''Daily Nation'' was started in the year 1958 as a Swahili weekly called ''Taifa'' by the Englishman Charles Hayes. It was bought in 1959 by the Aga Khan, and became a daily newspaper, ''Taifa Leo'' (Swahili for "Nation Today"), in January 1960. An English language edition called ''Daily Nation'' was published on 3 October 1960, in a process organised by former editor of the British ''News Chronicle'', Michael Curtis. The publisher was East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, which later became the Nation Media Group with operations throughout the African Great Lakes region. The newspaper is published by Nation Media Group from its headquarters at Nation Centre on Kimathi Street in Nairobi. It also maintains a website, which hosts online editions of the daily and Sunday titles. Access is partially free and the site's daily hit rate is more than three million. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Films
The following is an overview of the events of 2011 in film, including the highest-grossing films, film festivals, award ceremonies and a list of films released and notable deaths. More film sequels were released in 2011 than any other year before it, with 28 sequels released. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of '' The New Yorker'' observed that the best films of 2011 "exalt the metaphysical, the fantastical, the transformative, the fourth-wall-breaking, or simply the impossible, and—remarkably—do so ... These films depart from 'reality' ... not in order to forget the irrefutable but in order to face it, to think about it, to act on it more freely". Film critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya of ''RogerEbert.com'' considers the year of 2011 as the best year for cinema, countering the notion of 1939 being film's best year overall, citing examples such as '' Drive'', '' The Tree of Life'', '' Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'', '' Keyhole'', '' Contagion'', '' The Adventures of Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenyan Drama Films
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