Friday, June 16, 2017

Review: Don't you have a good feeling?

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“Dont You Have a Good Feeling?” is a touching and emotive film about how people treat others. This is a film that everyone should watch and ...
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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Interview: Fanis Topsachalidis - Director of "Slingshot"

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ROFFEKE: How did the economic crisis personally affect you? In other words, how much of "Slingshot" is autobiographical? How much...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Review: The World is Dancing

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The World is Dancing Director: Stefano Bertelli Producer: Ekat Bort (Artist) Duration:3mins 53 secs Country of Origin: Italy Reviewer: ...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Interview: "Draught" Writer/Director Artem Ukropov

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ROFFEKE: Draught was such a fun film to watch. Was it fun to write and direct? What part of writing and/or directing it was difficult? Or wa...
Monday, February 27, 2017

Meat is Murder vs. Meat 2.0

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The soundtrack of this blogpost is #ROFFEKEOFFICIALSELECTION2016 "Don't Eat the Cow", a tongue-in-cheek vegetarian anthem by ...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Interview: "Elemento" director Nina Paola Marin Diaz (Colombia)

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Synopsis: El hombre y el agua un solo elemento./Man and water one element. ROFFEKE : What inspired you to make this short film? NINA : ...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Review: Rock is not an attitude

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Contributor: Josephine Koima Director: Xiaoxiao Tang Producer: Xiaoxiao Tang Duration: 5min 9secs Country of Origin: China/USA This i...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Interview: Giancarlo Fusi, screenwriter of "Hell Hound - The Legend of Robert Johnson"

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ROFFEKE: You are a "not black" guy who - as you put it in your Moviebytes interview - "grew up in New Jersey on a steady di...
Friday, January 20, 2017

Goodbye Darling, I’m off to Fight

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Review by: Luci Döll Cast: Chantal Ughi, Andrew Robert Thomson and Anissa Meksen Director: Simone Manetti Writers: Alfredo Covelli, Simo...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Rockumentary - Placebo:Alt Russia

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When I watched Placebo:Alt Russia , I wasn't that surprised to see how passionate Russians are about rock music. According to the analyt...
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Review - A Jingle A Go-Go: The Musical

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Review by: Luci Döll Cast: David Barrow Wiley, George Ramirez, Jason Little and Pieter Wiemken Director: Spencer Frankeberger Synopsis:...
Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Ticking Clock: 2016 in Review

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In screenwriting, the ticking clock is your friend. In real life, not so much . For me, 2016 has felt like one giant ticking clock. “The...
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Monday, December 19, 2016

ROFFEKE at BFMA 2016, 24th November.

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Review by Josephine Koima: Intern Broadcast Film and Music Africa is a business and technology event that serves the creative content and ...
Friday, November 11, 2016

ROFFEKE Screening: Sustainable Futures - Survivor Girls by Nicole Watson

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I am so excited and honoured to screen the short documentary "Sustainable Futures: Survivor Girls" directed by Nicole Watson. Here...

Excerpt from "Carbon Diaries" by Saci Lloyd - page 25

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…Stacey, the drummer, hurled her sticks at the garage door – but instead of bouncing off metal they bounced off Adisa’s mum’s chest….His mum...
Monday, September 26, 2016

Interview: Mike Messier, writer of "Hail! Hail! (Rock 'n' Roll)"

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MILDRED : Hi Mike! Thanks for submitting Hail!Hail! (Rock 'n' Roll) to ROFFEKE. Mike Messier : Hi, Mildred. Thanks for the interv...
Friday, September 16, 2016

ROFFEKE Screening and Networking event at We Create Kenya on 17th September 2016

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Below is a link to the original programme for the event but a few hours ago, a lady asked me whether the films would be appropriate for her ...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Review: "Rita" - Music video for song by Tsenzura

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Review by Josephine Koima: Intern Director: Yuzefovich Valery Category: Animation Duration: 4:09 minutes Music: Tsenzura ‘ Rita ’ is ...

Interview: Kenyan Rock band "The Seeds of Datura"

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Sunday, August 14, 2016

Review: An Angel's Tale (ROFFEKE OFFICIAL SELECTION 2015)

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Review by Josephine Koima: Intern Director: Sara Boix Grau Country of origin: Canada Category: Animation Duration: 2:43 minutes I per...

Bluegrass is greener in Kenya!

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Thanks to the Friday 29th July episode of The Trend hosted by Larry Madowo, bluegrass has begun to grow in Kenya! Henhouse Prowlers , a bl...
Sunday, July 17, 2016

Review: Microphone

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(Microphone was screened at the Samosa Festival in Nairobi, Eastleigh.) Review by Josephine Koima: Intern Producer: Kareem Ghafour Dir...
Monday, July 11, 2016

Nirvana, Michael Stipe (REM), Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

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Excerpts from Michael Stipe's speech prior to the induction of Nirvana into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. I’m Michael Stipe....
Monday, June 27, 2016

Review: The Day Trippers (2011)

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Review by Josephine Koima (Intern) Director: Pat Comer Producer and Writer: Keith Bogue Lead Actors: Dick Tobin, Barbara Seery Duration...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

Rock 'n' Roll and Social Change

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Excerpts from "U2: Anthem for the 80s" Edge “Rock ‘n’ Roll should be escapist, should be just about having a good time…and sure...
Monday, April 11, 2016

Interview: "Brother" director Captain Chambers

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ROFFEKE : What inspired you to write "Brother"? Chambers: When my Mother passed away in 2012, I came back from Oklahoma after h...
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Interview: Alexander Thomas, writer/director of "Beverley"

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On 5th March, 2016 (the weekend before International Women's Day) at Pawa 254, Mageuzi Theatre, ROFFEKE will host "Chicks as Crew a...
Monday, February 29, 2016

United Nations of Rock: Review by Erastus Hinga

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The Kenyan film industry is growing fast and young, innovative brains are coming up with amazing ideas to satisfy the thirst for Kenyan stor...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

#Freeconfess Metal band from Iran arrested for...just being a metal band

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ROFFEKE's motto is "Friendship, Fun, Freedom". Freedom. ROFFEKE supports freedom in any part of the world because when we pro...
Monday, January 18, 2016

Jonathan LaPoma: 67 Awards and Honors for his screenplays

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Jonathan LaPoma is an award-winning (67 awards and honors!) screenwriter and a novelist. He submitted his screenplay to ROFFEKE: “Thank yo...