''Intellectual Scum'' is a 2015 Kenyan short film directed by

Njue Kevin Njué Kevin (born 19 February 1992) is a Kenyan film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the film 18 Hours which won the Best Overall Movie in Africa, AMVCA 2018. This category had never seen a Kenyan ...

. Produced by

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, the film is an adaptation of the controversial article 'You Lazy (Intellectual) African Scum!' by

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, a USA based Zambian media practitioner.

Plot

On board a commercial airplane, an African intellectual (

), sits next to a white man (Walter). In their conversation, which is utterly brutal, honest and to some racist, Walter blames the ‘Intellectuals’ for the deplorable state Africa was in.

Cast

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 ...

as Walter * Patrick Oketch as

*Kevin Samuel as the analyst *

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as the moderator *Edward Kagure as the thief *Niki Behr as the flight attendant

Production

Principal photography on the film began on 15 November 2015 and ended on 20 November 2015. The plane sequence on the film was shot on an actual plane at

Wilson airport Wilson Airport is an airport in Nairobi, Kenya. It has flights to many regional airports in Kenya while Nairobi's main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, serves domestic and many international destinations. Location Wilson Airport ...

as opposed to creating a set on a

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. The director,

, on this decision said, "We would have used twice the budget on a set other than the actual airport. When on a shoestring budget, you have to do what you have to do."

Accolades

''Intellectual Scum'' has been met with widespread critical acclaim. Screening in three continents across the globe, critics across the east African region plod it as being the most successful short film in the history of film in

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. It has screened at the following festivals thus far: #

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2015, CA, USA. # Film Africa 2015, United Kingdom. #

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, 2015. Nigeria - Student shorts - screened. # Africa Film Festival "Out of Europe" in Cologne/Germany. # Cork Africa Film festival 2015, Ireland. # Afrika Film festival 2016, Belgium. #

Luxor African film festival The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) is an annual film festival for African cinema in Luxor, Egypt. In October 2019 the Malmö Arab Film Festival recognized LAFF for having "made great strides and ecomeone of the most important festivals spec ...

2016, Egypt. # Cameroon International Film Festival, 2016. # Out of Africa Film festival 2015, Kenya. # 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 ...

2015. # Slum Film festival, 2015. Kenya - Judges Choice Awards -*Winner- # Golden Diana awards, 2015. Austria # Kalasha Film and Television awards 2015, Kenya.-Best Feature by a student- Nominated

References

Daily Nation

Film Kenya magazine

Pontetash Review

Up Nairobi Magazine

Varcity Kenya

Actors Kenya

External links

* http://www.rocquepictures.com/index.html

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