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Content House Kenya

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Content House Kenya
Company typeProduction company
Industrytelevision, film, photography
GenreDocumentary, comedy, drama, TV commercials, photography
Founded2011
Headquarters
Nairobi
,
Kenya
Key people
Jackie Lebo
Roy Gachuhi
Billie Odidi
John Kagagi
Websitehttps://www.contenthousekenya.org/

Content House Kenya (also Content House, and Content House Education Trust) is a film, television, and commercials production company which is based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is a collective of filmmakers, writers, and photographers[1] seeking to create and distribute content on topics that are underrepresented in the mainstream media but are still of great importance to the public. Their documentary Gun to Tape was nominated for Best Documentary at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Their feature documentary The Last Fight was selected for the 2016 Africa International Film Festival[2] and the 2016 edition of the Luxor African Film Festival.[3]

Productions

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  • Turkana Sessions (2022) visual album for the world music band Turkana Sessions[4][5]
  • Floating, Flying (2019) The Artists' Xchange photography series[6] [7][8][9]
  • Ivory Belongs to Elephants[10][11] (2019) short documentary for Giving Nature a Voice [12][13]
  • The Flyest Wedding in Africa (2018) The Artists' Xchange photography series[14] [15][16][17][18][19][20]
  • The Artists Xchange (2018 - present) ongoing art and music project[21][22]
  • Stories from Turkana[23] (2015) short documentary series in partnership with Cordaid[24][25][26]
  • The Last Fight (2015) a feature-length documentary film[27][28][29][30][31]
  • Kenya Navy at 50 (2014) a short documentary film[32]
  • Kenya's Olympic Journey (2012) a photo exhibition[33][34]
  • Gun to Tape (2012) a short documentary film[34][35][36]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet The Creators of The Film: The Last Fight". Juiced Today. 2015-03-30. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  2. ^ "AFRIFF 2016 Final Selection". Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  3. ^ "2016 Edition's Long Documentary". Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  4. ^ Milimo, Dennis (2022-03-23). "Check out incredible talents featured in Turkana sessions with their unique songs". Pulse Live. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  5. ^ Opondo, Agnes (2022-03-22). "Turkana Sessions Explores Turkana's Rich Musical Heritage". Kenyan Vibe. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. ^ Kiunguyu, Kylie (2019-10-18). ""Floating, Flying": The Second Artists Xchange Series highlights the Ateker region". This is Africa. Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  7. ^ "Artist Xchange Presents: 'Floating, Flying'". Kenya Buzz. 2019-10-09. Archived from the original on 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  8. ^ May, Jackie (2019-10-01). "Artwork 'Floating, Flying' Asks That People Be Treated with Respect". twyg. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  9. ^ Oola, Maureen (2019-10-11). "The Second Artists Xchange Series Unveiled". Kenyan Vibe. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  10. ^ "Ivory Belongs to Elephants". Content House Kenya. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  11. ^ "Giving Nature a Voice: Ivory Belongs to Elephants". The Ismaili TV. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  12. ^ "Season Four | Projects, Giving Nature a Voice". The Aga Khan University. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  13. ^ "THE 'IVORY BELONGS TO ELEPHANTS WALK' DOCUMENTARY LAUNCH". Eco Tourism Kenya. 2019-04-18. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  14. ^ "Images From The Flyest Wedding In Africa". Kenyan Vibe. 2019-03-04. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  15. ^ "The Flyest Wedding In Africa – Picha Matangi & Elizabeth Korikel's Love Story". Kenyan Collective. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  16. ^ "THE FLYEST WEDDING IN AFRICA". Nomad. 2019-02-14. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  17. ^ "A Look into the Flyest Wedding in Africa That Has Mesmerized the World". Daily Active. 2019-02-14. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  18. ^ "Flyest Wedding in Africa" Artists Xchange project brings to life the beauty of Turkana community". Khusoko. 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  19. ^ May, Jackie (2019-02-19). "The couple wear upcycled outfits and traditional beading: is theirs the flyest wedding in Africa?". twyg. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  20. ^ Anyuolo, Lena (2019-02-14). "Picha Marangi & Elizabeth Korikel Bring You 'The Flyest Wedding in Africa'". Kenya Buzz. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  21. ^ Achayo, Peter (2023-10-31). "Turkana Artists Xchange creates modern art grounded in Kenyan tradition". African Business. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  22. ^ Kimani, Eugene (2022-10-02). "Content House Kenya: Changing Audience Perceptions of Northern Kenya Through Art". Tangaza Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  23. ^ "OIL IN THE SOIL". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  24. ^ "Content House - Cordaid English". Cordaid English. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  25. ^ "Kenya: Telling the story of Turkana, one film at a time". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  26. ^ "Turkana's citizen journalists featured on Aljazeera". Retrieved 2017-04-24.[dead link]
  27. ^ "WATCH: The Last Fight documentary trailer". This Is Africa Lifestyle. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  28. ^ "Film launched about the trials facing boxers in Kenyan towns". Daily Nation. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  29. ^ "The Last Fight: A Kenyan Boxing Film Documentary". Juiced Today. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  30. ^ "Documentary exposes the rot in Kenyan boxing scene". 3 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  31. ^ "The Last Fight". The Last Fight Film. 24 April 2017.
  32. ^ Content House (2015-01-14), Kenya Navy at 50, retrieved 2017-04-24
  33. ^ "Kenya's Olympic Journey: Photo Exhibition at Alliance Française, Nairobi". Retrieved 2017-05-05.[dead link]
  34. ^ a b "Gun To Tape – Kenya's Olympic Journey". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  35. ^ "New Olympics film wraps in Kenya". Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  36. ^ "A journey from Gun to Tape". Business Daily. Retrieved 2017-05-06.