A Kenyan short film Shoto has been nominated for the prestigious Best of NFML (New Filmmakers Los Angeles) awards for Best New Media.
The nomination was announced in Hollywood on Sunday.The short film was nominated by the American Embassy.
Shoto is the nickname of a matatu driver whose route runs from Umoja to town and back.
The film follows a day in Shoto’s life and in the process, it showcases many aspects of matatu culture.
The initial idea which led to the making of Shoto is attributed to Firul Maithya and Arnold Mvoi.
Azali Ishmael, one of the filmmakers for this movie, could not hide his joy when he learnt of the nomination. took tio his instagram and posted:
”Tonight I want to take this opportunity to first thank God, thank the stories found team: James Martin, Bud Simpson, and Evie Maina in conjunction with the US Embassy Nairobi, not forgetting the AMAZING AMAZING students who took a 3 week online course and 1 week Crush Ground/practical course, to make this a successful project together with our main cast SHOTO,”he posted
