Tuesday, December 22, 2015

ROFFEKE AWARDS: Most Troubled Rockstar

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Of broken homes, family portraits and unborn children - Universal Children's Day

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"The one thing all children have in common is their rights. Every child has the right to survive and thrive, to be educated, to be free...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Rock 'n' Roll, Rifles and Remembrance Day

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I began writing this post at 11am (Kenyan time) on the 11th day of the 11th month. In 1918, these three 11’s marked the end of the first Wor...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

ROFFEKE at #BFMA2015 (Broadcast Film and Music Africa)

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Attend the ROFFEKE workshop at this year's BFMA conference. 28th October, 4pm at Trinity Centre, All Saints Cathedral, opposite Serena H...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Food, Film and Rock 'n' Roll

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Today is world food day so this post is going to touch on matters food, film and rock ‘n’ roll. First, a glimpse into some of the short ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

60 Hour Challenge: A Chat with Cajetan Boy, Producer/Assistant Director of “Light Sleeper”

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TEAM NAME: NA KADHALIKA TITLE: Light Sleeper LINE OF DIALOGUE: Can you smell that? I don't know what to do anymore. LINE OF ACTION: ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Spirit Dance: A Screenplay by Kitania Kavey

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"After the death of her father, a disabled girl dances her way back to happiness and provides her grieving mother with an opportunity t...
Friday, September 18, 2015

Animation School: Things you should look for when choosing one

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I asked prolific filmmaker Robert Lyons his views on this article by Atlantis Studios titled “4 things You Should Look For When Choosing A A...
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Rock is Not an Attitude: Short Film by XIAOXIAO TANG

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Synopsis: A stop-motion rock band talks about life before their band: Rock is not only an attitude. Our lives are a reflection of our attitu...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Happy Birthday Philipp Griess!

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Today is the birthday of German director Philipp Griess, who directed a fascinating and entertaining rockumentary titled "CHAO LEH - PU...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Of Sons of Robots, Robot Dreams Made Flesh and Wearable Android

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“Sons of Robots” by Kenyan rock band RASH “With everyone on their computers, phones, I-pads, games, and other sorts of gadgets, humanity ...
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Friday, August 7, 2015

What a Wonderful World

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“Some of you young folks been saying to me, "Hey Pops, what you mean 'What a wonderful world'? How about all them wars all over...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Tarantino, Tarantulas and Calebe Lopes’ “Copula”

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“Wow, I'm so glad you liked it! It’s an honor for me and for the Brazilian independent cinema to be in ROFFEKE! The mention of Tarantino...
Saturday, July 25, 2015

President Obama's Tribute to Led Zeppelin!

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"I worked with a speech writer. There is no smooth transition from ballet to Led Zeppelin. (Laughter). We were trying to work the Stair...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

BARACK OBAMA, TOM MORELLO, W.KAMAU BELL AND ROBERT LYONS

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W. Kamau Bell: You've often drawn comparisons between you and Barack. You both went to Harvard, you're both half Kenyan, devastating...
Sunday, July 19, 2015

SOULED OUT: A fun film that touches on the question - is rock 'n' roll the devil's music?

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Souled out is a fun and funny short film with a twist in its red,pointed tail! :-) It touches on the question: "Is rock 'n' rol...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

ATTENTION ALL KENYAN ROCK BANDS! - Machakosfest: A short film festival

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Hey Kenyan rock bands! Here is a great opportunity for your music to be used in a short film. Alternatively, you can take the initiative and...
Thursday, July 2, 2015

Josep Calle Buendia, The Devil’s Nephew and a Fairy Tale!

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Josep Calle Buendía produced and directed the MUY low-budget yet MUY creative music video for the song “Fairy Tale”. The song was composed a...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Rock 'n' Roll and Superman (and Supergirl too!)

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ROFFEKE is currently receiving submissions of rock 'n' roll related short films and music videos on its festhome.com page . So far, ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Are hackers the new rock stars?

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Today I had the awesome opportunity to attend a workshop on #digital security, expertly facilitated by Harry Karanja and organized by CIPES...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Rock 'n' Roll and Disability

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ROFFEKE is currently receiving submissions of rock 'n' roll related short films and music videos on its festhome.com page . So far, ...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Garissa Attack: This year's tragedy foreseen by Last Year's Tragedy?

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Kenyan rock band "Last Year's Tragedy" must have sensed the future. Their lyrics for "March from the Underground" ar...
Friday, March 27, 2015

Last Year's Tragedy: Finally! A music video worthy of their song!

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It's no secret that I am a huge fan of Last Year's Tragedy. I love their songs but I cannot say that about all the music videos they...
Thursday, September 25, 2014

HOW MANY ROCK BANDS FROM KENYA WERE NOMINATED FOR THE AFRIMA AWARDS?

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I first stumbled upon the AFRIMAs at their stand, during AITEC’s 2nd BFMA (Broadcast Film Music Africa) festival which took place in Ma...