''Sincerely Daisy'' is a 2020 Kenyan
coming-of-age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can b ...
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...
film produced and directed by popular actor
Nick Mutuma
Nicholas Munene Mutuma is a Kenyan actor, producer, television/radio host and corporate emcee. He has been working professionally since 2008.
Born in Meru, Mutuma grew up iDar es salaam Tanzaniawhere he completed his primary education before j ...
. The film stars Ella Maina, Brian Abejah, Sam Psenjen and
Mbeki Mwalimu
Mbeki Mwalimu is a Kenyan actress, producer and director with over 10 years of theater and TV experience. She began her career in Kenya's theatre scene in 2004 at Mbalamwezi Players before joining the Festival Of Creative Arts (FCA) in 2007 and h ...
in the lead roles. The film was released in
Netflix
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on 9 October 2020 and became the first ever Kenyan feature film to be released via Netflix. It is also the second Kenyan film to be released in the platform after short film ''
Poacher
Poaching has been defined as the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights.
Poaching was once performed by impoverished peasants for subsistence purposes and to supplement meager diets. It was set a ...
''. The film became one of the highly anticipated films in Netflix after its trailer was released on 2 September 2020.
Plot
The film revolves around the life of a happy high school graduate (Daisy) played by Ella Maina, whose dreams, expectations, passion and confidence are significantly affected by family and romantic drama.
Cast
* Ellah Maina as Daisy
* Brian Abejah as Collo
* Sam Psenjen as Fred
* James Webbo
* Serah Wanjiru as Amina
* Francis Ouma as Kyalo Mistari
* Kagambi Nass
* Mbeki Mwalimu as Wendy
* Foi Wambui as Lisa
* Muthoni Gathecha
Production
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...
began in November 2019. It marked the second directorial venture for Nick Mutuma after ''You Again''. The film was made at ''The Next Superstar'', a popular talent competition in Kenya and most of the contestants who featured in the talent competition were cast in the film. The film was shot and completed within just seven days. The soundtrack of the film is by Kenyan music producer
Timothy Rimbui
Tim Rimbui (born 3 August 1981), better known as ''Ennovator is a Kenyan record producer, sound engineer and songwriter who has worked with many prominent Kenyan and East African artists. He is generally thought of as one of the leading musi ...
.
See also
*
List of Kenyan films
References
External links
* {{Netflix title
2020 films
2020 romantic comedy films
2020s coming-of-age comedy films
Kenyan comedy films
English-language Kenyan films
2020s English-language films