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

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

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Production Company

UK, Kenya, South Africa co-production

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