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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Going back to Kenya

I'm in Heathrow airport on the way to Kenya. I'm going to rent a church or
school hall, black out the windows, rent a projector and show the movie to
everyone who participated. It will be the village's first movie premiere!
I'm especially excited to show the kids who we filmed. I can't believe it
has been over two years since we finished shooting. I really hope they like
the film...

Jennifer Arnold, director "A Small Act"

4 comments:

  1. What I would give to be there. I'm so curious as to how everyone will react to the film.

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  2. Safe trip!

    I absolutely LOVE that you're showing the doc to kids who were in it! I'm basically positive that they'll like it, too! I was in Kenya teaching for two months this year, at a primary school; I got some rought footage of my students, and they never got tired of watching it over, and over, and over.

    You're doing a wonderful thing, returning to show them the doc. I'm sure they'll be thrilled to see themselves, their village in it, and there must be GREAT benefit in keeping a relationship with them like that.

    Jennifer, you must be so busy, but if I could ask/discuss a few things with you, I'd be HUGELY grateful. I can be found & contacted from my kateinkenya.livejournal.com blog. Cheers!

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  3. Hi Jennifer Arnold!
    Great work!
    Congratulations to all the great people who participated in your project.
    My name is Ephantus Njenga, Jane (from Chicago) Njoroge's cousin. I would like to send you an email about a documentary project I have been working on.
    Can't find your email.
    Please write me at ephantusnjenga@ephantusfilm.com.
    I am in Los Angeles.

    Cheers.

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  4. I have never read this part of the movies blogs since all this time. (I guess I did not know much about internet.) It made me nostalgic and I just don't know how to react to this. It is now almost six years since this movie was made and I am so grateful to have featured in this.

    I love it and love all what it is doing to the community around me and also the great help H.B.E.F is getting as a result. (Kimani)

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