Softie (2020)

Directed by

Sam Soko

Genre

documentary film, drama film

Country

Kenya

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Kenyan political activist and photojournalist Boniface Mwangi as he balances his work challenging government corruption with his responsibilities as a husband and father. It shows the costs and tensions that activism brings to his family life.

observationalpersonalpoignantintimategroundedreflectiveemotionalthought-provoking

What happens

Softie is a 2020 Kenyan film, based on the life of political activist and photojournalist Boniface Mwangi and his family. The film, directed by Sam Soko (it is Soko's first feature documentary) first premiered internationally at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival where it won a special jury prize for editing. Softie, which premiered in Kenya on October 16, 2020, also won the Best Documentary at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) 2020. An award that has qualified the film for consideration for the Oscar documentary shortlist for the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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