Nathan Collett is a filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Film career

Overview

Collett's work focuses on those on the margins of society as well as on environmental issues. He has filmed across the world, including location footage in Somalia and South America. He works both in fictional films and on documentaries, with a specific focus on

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in Kenya, Africa's largest shantytown. He is a co-owner of Hot Sun Films, a film/video production and training company. One of Hot Sun Films' projects is the

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, a non-profit organization. The organization gives training to the youth of Kibera in film and video, and also started the first film school for local youngsters.
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Films

''The Oath''

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drama film written by Collett and Njuguna Wakanyote. Set in 1950s Kenya during the

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under British colonialism, the film portrays the struggle between two brothers on opposite sides of the conflict.

''Kibera Kid''

Kibera Kid ''Kibera Kid'' is a short film set in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya. It was written, directed and co-produced by Nathan Collett in collaboration with the locals of Kibera. This twelve-minute film featured Kibera actors in the principal roles ...

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slums in Nairobi, Kenya. It was written, directed and co-produced by Collett in collaboration with local people in Kibera.

''Charcoal Traffic''

In 2008, Collett directed the short film ''

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'', which was written by and co-produced with the Somali environmentalist Fatima Jibrell. The film was shot on location in Somalia, and employs a fictional storyline to educate the public about the ecological damage that charcoal production can create.Fatima Jibrell - Goldman Prize

''Togetherness Supreme''

In April 2009, Collett shot his first feature film ''Togetherness Supreme'', in collaboration with the local community in front and behind the camera. It is the follow-up to ''Kibera Kid'' and was shot on the

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camera, the first time the camera was used in Kibera to shoot a feature film. The film is set in Kibera, and focusing on tribal tensions and the possibilities of reconciliation in Africa's largest shantytown. ''Togetherness Supreme'' was first shown to the community in Kibera where over 3,000 people turned up for one screening, and over 26,000 people watched it in the community. The film has been dubbed "Slumdog without the Millionaires" by the Vancouver International Film Festival, in reference to the 2008 movie '' Slumdog Millionaire''. ''Togetherness Supreme'' tells a community-based authentic story of love, conflict and reconciliation in the midst of ethnic and political violence.

Awards

Collett won multiple awards for the short film ''Kibera Kid''. ''Togetherness Supreme'' also won 'Best International Film' at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2011, which was the US premiere of the film. Togetherness Supreme also won the Global Landscapes Award at Cinequest film festival 2011

Filmography

Collett's films as a director include:Refram - Nathan Collett
/ref> * ''Togetherness Supreme'' (2010) * ''

'' (2008) * ''Chronic in Kenya'' (2007) * ''Sex to Survive'' (2007) * ''

'' (2006) * ''The Oath'' (2005)

References

External links

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Article on community based approach / Togetherness Supreme

News article on Togetherness Supreme

Kibera Kid
;Video sites
Chronic in Kenya Short Documentary

Sex To Survive Short Documentary

link to Togetherness Supreme Trailer Vimeo

The Oath Trailer on YouTube

TV News Report on Kibera Kid, Nathan Collett

Kibera Kid Trailer

Charcoal Traffic Trailer
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