Four months to go...
Sunday was the first of April. And on Sunday I received my very first positive reply from a filmmaker. So I can be forgiven for thinking that Mr. David Hughens , the writer and director of Elvis' Grave , was making an April fool out of me.
It was too good to be true. And so I sent a reply, half-expecting that I would never hear from Mr. Hughens ever again. But surprise, surprise! I am not an April fool!
This blog offers a behind-the-scenes look at ROFFEKE. ROFFEKE is pronounced "rafiki" which is a Swahili word meaning "friend". 'Friendship, Fun, Freedom' is the motto of the ROck 'n' ROll Film FEstival, KEnya. The mission of ROFFEKE is to promote rock music in Kenya by dispelling rock 'n' roll myths and misconceptions via the medium of film. The Purpose of ROFFEKE is "Lighten the Burden".
ROFFEKE OFFICIAL SELECTION 2023 (Partial Listing)
Click laurels to watch the playlist.
ROFFEKE is proud to partner with Additude Africa
"Additude Africa promotes time credits as a means of encouraging the youth to be involved in community building activities in order to add a new dimension in their lives and make a positive contribution to their communities."
ROFFEKE is proud to partner with ipitch.tv
"Looking for a way to pitch your idea for a television show or movie? Ipitch.tv offers a next generation platform for creators of original ptiches for TV, film and digital media to connect directly with Hollywood producers and studio executives."
ROFFEKE Values
Friendship (networking), Fun (experimentation), Freedom (purpose, empowering, transparency)
ROFFEKE logo by Jozie of Kenyan band 'Murfy's Flaw'
ROFFEKE is a member of the Universal Film and Festival Organization
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BFMA2013
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Facebook Badge
Mortal Soul logo
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Murfy's Flaw
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"Serving the Kenyan Rock Community"
ROFFEKE logo
by Jozie
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VerveEarth
The Pavement Club
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Flyleaf
Freddie Mercury
Freddie
Freddie M.
Zanzibar Island
Not far from Kenya
Red Ribbon
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Brose Internet Access: 74 screens!
An unconventional venue for an unconventional film festival:-)
Afro-punk logo
Afro-punk
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Afro-punk
The Godown Arts Centre
Venue of Murfy's flaw gig
Poster for Murfy's fLaW October 6th Gig
poster by jozie
Samba Yonga
Director of "Kitchen Party" and an Alanis Morrissette fan.
Film crew in Cape Town. Photo by David Ogot.
I have a background in film. Background. Get it? Oh, never mind!:-)
Creative differences:-)
"Can't we all just get along?"
Johnny Bravo
The real Johnny Bravo?:-)
Sunrise
The twin towers
I "heart" film!:-)
Film Strip Reflecting Heart Shape
Black Genes
A film by Kagure Njagi
Black Genes
A film by Kagure Njagi
Mostafa
Acted in Black genes, band member of Vertigo. Photo by Kagure Njagi, director of Black Genes
Guerilla Film Festival!:-)
Guerilla Film Festival!:-)
Guerilla Film Festival!
After yesterday, this logo seems very appropriate!:-)
Benta poster
Brilliant Kenyan movie!
Nairobi Baptist
Venue of the Ueta gig
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Pavement
Photo from www.filmingkenya.com
Kenya Film Commission
From www.hughens.com
Kiss meets cash!
A tale of two Davids?:-)
Cover of Afro-Punk compilation CD
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Elvis' Grave poster
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Afro-punk
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Afro-punk logo
Afro-punk logo
Photo from memorialparkkenya.org
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Photo from memorialparkkenya.org
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Photo from memorialparkkenya.org
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Jozie's logo design
Kenyan flag
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Ronnie Mutuma's Logo
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My first rock band:-)
Our first open-air concert:-)
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Biker chick!
This is how I trained for the X games:-)
"Falling in love is hard on the knees"
I was the inspiration for that Aerosmith song:-)
Why so sad?
"I'll be much happier when they finally invent CDs!"
Shiny happy people...
Shiny happy people...:-)
All grown up now...
...Pity.:-)
1 comment:
Well clearly its no joke!! Its a long road from the day of conception, im just glad that brain of yours thought of it, august would have been a real bore this year, now i have something to look foward to!!!!!! Hooray!!!! Shiks:-)
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