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Family Meeting (film)

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Family Meeting
Directed bySimiyu Barasa
Written bySimiyu Barasa
Produced byBetty Kathungu Furet
Release date
  • 2019 (2019)
CountryKenya

Family Meeting is a 2019 Kenyan feature film produced by Betty Kathungu Furet and written and directed by Simiyu Barasa. The film became popular in Kenya after the producers successfully crowdfunded the budget through Facebook.[1][2]

Synopsis

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Jesse (Gitura Kamau), Moses (Abubakar Muindi) & his fiancée Alison (Maureen Koech) and Barbara (Akinyi Aluoch) meet at their Parents’ home (Raymond Ofula & Florence Nduta), to celebrate their 40th Wedding Anniversary but the celebration turns into a fighting match of siblings. Conflict and untold secrets threaten to tear a once happy family apart.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Online harambee: How we're raising money to shoot expensive movie". Nation. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  2. ^ "KENYAN PRODUCERS FUNDRAISING FOR A FILM THROUGH FACEBOOK – Buzz Central". Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ^ Muiruri, Peter. "30 years in the making, acting is no easy walk". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-11-19.