Tumaini

Being white and from the UK there were times I felt very uncomfortable shooting this film - I plagued myself with the term 'white saviour' a lot. But the thing I’m most proud of about this project is that It’s all about Kenyans helping other Kenyans. In 2018 a small group of us went to Nairobi to film a little documentary about a charity that helps return street children to their families. I'm quite sceptical of charities in general but witnessing their work I could tell they really believed in what they were doing. They find out the reason the children are on the street and focusing on that issue so they can tackle the root cause. This isn't the 'official' version of the film but I wanted to challenge myself to an edit. 

It was a big project that included camera operating; figuring out a narrative that made sense; making a custom font out of the letters I photographed in Nairobi; editing and colouring the film where three different cameras and w/b were used; and writing+recording the music.
I hope it does the charity justice.