Lots of fun stuff has been happening with film and video projects, and its also been a challenge wading through the stress, disruptions, and unknowns of the covid-19 pandemic. I'm especially feeling for filmmakers, artists, and workers and small businesses taking a hit with this unprecedented health crisis. The cancellation…
We were very excited to receive great news today - an invitation to screen at the Global Peace Film Festival in Orlando, FL, Sept. 28-Oct.4. We look forward to sharing this inspiring Kenyan story and connecting with local organizations and other peacebuilders. From the festival website: The…
Thanks to Professor Tetsushi Ogata at UC-Berkeley for reaching out to us for our first university screening of the rough cut. In October Professor Ogata showed the film in his class, "Conflict Resolution, Social Change and Cultures of Peace" class, an upper division course taught in the Peace and Conflict…
Last week Yusra Salim at UNDP-Sudan reported back on the rough cut screening of PEACE IN OUR POCKETS at their first ever Social Good Summit. I appreciated Yusra and her colleague Margunn for reaching out to me and arranging for a screening during this busy peacebuilding conference. A focus of…
It's been a while since posting here and now is a good time to share a bit about progress on the film. We are in midst of post-production and have a very nice rough cut assembled running about 54 minutes long. We shared the film at the BUILD PEACE Conference…
Kenny has written a piece reflecting on his film "A New Kind of Listening" for the Spring 2014 edition of South Writ Large. South Writ Large is a quarterly online magazine that explores the culture of the changing South through its literature, art, music, psychology, and social patterns. The magazine…
As a documentary filmmaker, I believe in the power of small stories to express and illustrate the universal themes of empowerment, justice and peace. My vision for Peace in Our Pockets has been to capture and share the story of one organization’s efforts to nurture democracy and deepen peace in…
I joined the Sisi Ni Amani office staff in the early morning hours as they began their election day work of monitoring and messaging. They've created a communications headquarters at a hotel in Nairobi for safety reasons and to ensure they have access to electricity. News from the field indicates…
It's Sunday, March 3rd, the day before Kenya's historic National elections. In the past few days and weeks CNN, the New York Times, the Financial Times and others have published many misleading, sensationalist and irresponsible articles but I'm seeing a different reality on the ground. I feel little incidents of…
The Elections Approach I'm writing this entry on a beautiful Nairobi afternoon, sunny with a breeze, and just two days before Kenyans go to the polls. Driving today felt very different from other days. I heard there were large, raucous political party gatherings near the Central Business District; crowds and…