Project Detail

Breakfast in Kisumu

Synopsis

A homage to the 20-year journey of renowned professor and activist Rok Ajulu. Filmed across six countries, in multiple formats, it follows Rok’s account of his struggles as an exiled freedom fighter of the post-colonial era.
In conversation with his daughter, he tells of his numerous deportations, prison sentences, and academic career. As Rok recounts the collapse of the apartheid regime, BREAKFAST IN KISUMU shows us a homecoming: his journey back to Africa for the transition of the African National Congress (ANC) from liberation movement to governing party, his marriage into the Sisulu Family, and the continental significance of 1994.
Official Selection IDFA 2019 - IDFA Competition for Short Documentary - International premiere

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Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 38 min
Format: 16mm/VHS/DV/1080 Digital
Director: Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Producer: Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Executive Producer: Raphael Laurent, Adrian Stickel
Editor: Mdhamiri A Nkemi
Screenwriter: Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Director of Photography: Oliver Bradley-Baker
Sound: Harry McSwaine
Composer: Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Kenya, South Africa co-production

Coretta Productions

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Sales Company

NKG Ltd

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell

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