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…
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…
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…
As I create the rough cut of Peace in Our Pockets in the coming months, I'll be sharing snippets and sequences here on the blog. This week you get a sneak peak at the introduction sequence to George Ohoko. George has deep roots in Baba Dogo and helped to found…
When I'm back in the States and sitting alone in my studio, I find blogging much more challenging than when I'm in Kenya awash in new experiences. My post-production work continues as I organize footage, log and transcribe material, and assemble scenes and sequences. The screen grab below gives a…
"The Peace Room" at The Tribe I took this panorama shot with my iPhone inside room 415 at the Tribe Hotel. It was three days after Monday's election. It captures the positions the Sisi Ni Amani office team took through much of this long election week. Each team member juggled…
The Sisi Ni Amani staff spent the entire day answering calls from their partners and watching news of the election. Their contacts in different areas have been calling in with information about incidents and requests for peace messages to be sent out. Reports and rumors of violence needed to be…
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…