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Nine-year-old Jo loves action films and dreams of being a superhero. Her biggest wish: to make a film and star in it. In her fantasy she can forget that she is terminally ill. When Jo’s sister can no longer bear seeing the cheerful girl spend her precious remaining time in bed, she encourages Jo to believe in her magic powers, and the whole village to make Jo’s dream a reality. This moving drama is about the power of the imagination and an unusual means of saying farewell.
Awards
- Special Mention of the Children’s Jury - Berlinale Generation Kplus
- People’s Choice Award Favourite Feature Film Runner-up - TIFF Kids
- Golden Slipper for Best Feature Film - Zlin FF
- Ecumenical Jury Award - Zlin FF
- Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film (Fourth Runner-up) - Seattle IFF
- Kenyan Submission for the 91st Academy Awards
- Special Mention of the International Jury - Edinburgh IFF
Festivals
Credits
- Cast
- Stycie Waweru
- Nyawara Ndambia
- Marrianne Nungo
- Johnson Chege
- Humphrey Maina
- Joseph Omari
- Rita Njenga
- Dinah Githinji
- John Gathinya
- Jubilant Elijah
- Screenplay
- Mugambi Nthiga
- Silas Miami
- Wanjeri Gakuru
- Kamau Wandung’u
- Cinematography
- Enos Olik
- Editing
- Charity Kuria
- Production
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- Production
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- Festival Bookings
- THE FESTIVAL AGENCY
Likarion Wainaina
Kenya
Kenyan filmmaker Likarion Wainaina was born in Moscow, Russia but now lives in Nairobi where he works as a director and cinematographer. He has worked on a number of documentaries and commercials as a camera operator and has directed several TV shows and short films. One of his first films, BETWEEN THE LINES, was the first Kenyan film to projected on an IMAX screen in Kenya. His most recent feature film SUPA MODO had its world premiere at Berlinale Generation Kplus 2018.
