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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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