Country: Kenya
Year: 2020
Language: English
Subtitles: Spanish
Runtime: 96 mins.
Boniface “Softie” Mwangi has long fought injustices in his country as a political activist. Now he’s taking the next step by running for office in a regional Kenyan election. From the moment Boniface decides to run, telling his wife, Njeri, in passing with a hesitant laugh, he responds to each challenge with optimism. But running a clean campaign against corrupt opponents becomes increasingly harder to combat with idealism alone. And Boniface soon finds that challenging strong political dynasties is putting his family at risk. Should country really come before family, as he’s always believed?
DIRECTOR
Sam Soko
Sam Soko is a film director and producer based in Nairobi who seeks out stories that enable him to engage in socio-political spaces. His work on civic literacy projects in music, non-fiction and fiction has allowed him to connect with artists around the world. He is co-founder of LBx Africa, a kenyan production company that service produced the 2018 Oscar nominated short fiction film Watu Wote. Soko's first feature documentary film, Softie, premiered at the Sundance Festival in 2020.
Director:
Sam Soko
Cast
Boniface Mwangi, Njeri Mwangi
Cinematography:
Joel "Ingo" Ngui, Sam Soko, Chris Rhys Howarth
Production:
Toni Kamau, Sam Soko
Screenplay:
Sam Soko
Editing:
Mila Aung-Thwin, Sam Soko, Ryan Mullins
Music:
Olivier Alary, Johannes Malfatti
Sound:
Cory Rizos
contacto: distribution@eyesteelfilm.com
Screenings
GIFF OnLine
disponible a partir del:18.9.2020
00:00 (Horario CST)
GIFF OnLine
Guanajuato, Capital
25.9.2020
14:30 (Horario CST)
Cinemex Sala 5 Plaza Pozuelos 