Monday, May 10, 2021

Mike Messier: Lessons from 2020, New novel, Screenwriting versus Novel writing

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ROFFEKE Alumnus Mike Messier shares what he's been up to and the lessons he learned from 2020.   1. What is your novel about and what ma...
Sunday, March 7, 2021

International Women's Day: Spotlight on ROFFEKE Interns, Reviewers and "Clara"

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Tomorrow, 8th March, is International Women's Day. ROFFEKE salutes all women, including ROFFEKE former interns Josephine Koima and Lesle...
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Monday, January 11, 2021

Reviews: Tired Eyes (Written and Directed by Ryan Martin Brown)

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As someone who is "schlepping" a small rock 'n' roll film festival in a less than conducive environment, I could totally r...

Reviews: Vices (A poem by Matt Wohlfarth, performed by John Vento)

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  Reviewer: Love Kassim My first instinct after hearing that poem was switching off my phone and going off grid😂 Vices is a poem that enume...
Wednesday, January 6, 2021

This Day on Kenya Rocks: January 7th, 2008

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Jan 7, 2008  hey happy new year to u too the start of the year hasnt been too good but im sure we can improve that maybe we can do a rock bl...
Thursday, December 24, 2020

ROFFEKE OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 (Partial Listing)

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A Youtube playlist featuring some of the short films, music videos and rockumentaries submitted to ROFFEKE in 2020. Watch it here .  'Ti...

Review: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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Reviewer: Love Kassim The o pening shot seems so familiar ; two black boys in period costumes on the run in the forest and it clicks : they ...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Wine Game: A Metaphor for 2020?

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Wine Game is a laugh-out-loud, 4-minute short film that I think could be a metaphor for the year 2020: 00:16 - Pandemic, lockdowns. 00:25 - ...
Friday, December 11, 2020

“That girl hitting the piñata was an act of resistance” - Review of Rockumentary directed by Nelson Varas-Diaz

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  “ Can I just say that girl hitting the piñata  was an act of resistance ?” So begun Love Kassim’s comments regarding “Acts of Resistance: ...
Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Acts of Resistance: Heavy Metal Music in Latin America (#HumanRightsDay online screening)

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 Youtube premiere of "Acts of Resistance: Heavy Metal Music in Latin America" on #HumanRightsDay 10th December 2020, 8am (Kenyan t...
Monday, October 26, 2020

ROFFEKE World Day for Audio Visual Heritage

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  Australia - KING OF MAJESTY This animated music video for The Marphoi Project's 'King of Majesty' tells the story of a king of...
Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Review: Nice Shoes - Written and Produced by Tommy Mack, Directed by Jonathan Lawrence

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Reviewer: Tetley This epic music video has a captivating plot, making reference to over 40 popular Sci-fi movies and shows. A guy abducts an...
Thursday, September 10, 2020

World Suicide Prevention Day 2020: Interview with Nikita Litvinov, director of "Elevator to the Top Floor"

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My name is Nikita Litvinov, I am from St. Petersburg, Russia. I am the director of the movie "The Elevator to the Top Floor" RO...
Monday, August 31, 2020

Review: The River Don't Care

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"Love the video. The unresounding effort of a band to start new somewhere else. LA in this case is very different and welcoming. It sho...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

ROFFEKE Conference: Spotlight on ROFFEKE Interns

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Thank you so much Lesley Gakuo, Joseph Ochieng and Josephine Koima. You rock!
Thursday, June 4, 2020

Review: Dear John

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Reviewer: Mereru David Stanley Fabulous song and a very beautiful composition by Kristen. Kristen is trying to express her love to John, h...

ROFFEKE UNIVERSITY: Lessons 1 - Slave Trade, The Blues and Rock 'n' Roll

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“The history of rock and roll is a history of race, of gender, of class, of protest, and it is tied deeply into the structure and struggles ...
Thursday, April 23, 2020

Review: Pagando al Barquero (Pay the Ferryman)

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Reviewer: Love Kassim "Logline: Before the terminal boat ride, an old punk rocker travels back in space and time to try to make his l...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

ROFFEKE Happiness Day, Corona Virus, Social Distancing and Staying Connected

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20th March is International Day of Happiness. ROFFEKE had planned to commemorate this day with a physical meeting, screenings and talks but ...
Monday, February 3, 2020

Centric Air Ambulance represented at ROFFEKE #edumental #EducationDay event

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Victor Mumo represented Centric Air Ambulance at the ROFFEKE International Education Day event which was commemorated on January 24th 2020....
Saturday, February 1, 2020

#Edumental #EducationDay ROFFEKE Event: Speakers Bios and Quotes

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"I love teaching children. They are my joy. You may go to work feeling down and a child will say "Hi teacher!" And you forget...
Monday, January 13, 2020

Interview: Abbie Hills - Writer, Director, Producer and Art Director of Texas Radio

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"Its 1972, 4 outcasts from Texas follow their favourite band on a psychedelic trip across America." ROFFEKE: Period pieces pose...
Monday, January 6, 2020

Remembering Nikola Tesla

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Tomorrow is the 77th death anniversary of one of the greatest scientists that many people do not know about. Attempts to cover up, destroy,...
Friday, December 27, 2019

Vale of Ammonition acceptance speech at #hbawards

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I'd like to thank all the people who've been along for the journey. There's been a lot of people in and out of this band. From J...
Monday, December 23, 2019

The Right Now and The Other: A Comparison

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Kenyan rock band Murfy's Flaw released the music video of their song "The Right Now" on 19/9/19. The song is featured on the...

Astronaut in Room 403: When two films talk to each other

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As luck (fate?) would have it, Astronaut (directed by Pierre Ponchant) was submitted to ROFFEKE right after Spinoza Hotel: Room 403 (directe...
Friday, December 13, 2019

This Day on Kenya Rocks: December 13th 2004

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It's Friday the 13th! What luck that one of the very active members of Kenya Rocks agreed to have some of the messages he posted on the ...