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Sam Soko
KE 2020 52' 96'
⚬ Current Affairs & Politics ⚬ Human Rights
Boniface “Softie” Mwangi is daring and audacious, and recognized as Kenya's most provocative photojournalist. But as a father of three young children, these qualities create tremendous turmoil between him and his wife Njeri. When he wants to run for political office, he is forced to choose: country or family?
Director | Sam Soko |
Producers | Toni Kamau, Sam Soko |
Executive Producers | Bob Moore, Mila Aung-Thwin, Daniel Cross, Sandra Whipham, Marjon Javadi, Jess Search, Justine Nagan, Chris White, Bramwel Iro, Mandy Chang |
Production Company | LBx Africa Film |
Co-Production Companies | We Are Not The Machine, EyeSteelFilm |
In collaboration with | BBC Storyville, PBS POV |
Cinematography | Joel ’Ingo’ Ngui, Sam Soko, Chris Rhys Howarth |
Editor | Mila Aung-Thwin, Sam Soko, Ryan Mullins |
Music | Olivier Alary, Johannes Malfatti |
Sound | Cory Rizos |
Special Jury Award for Best Editing | Sundance 2020 |
Best Documentary | Durban International Film Festival 2020 |
Best Documentary | Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2020 |
Silver Star for Documentary Film | El Gouna 2020 |
Best Documentary | African Movie Academy Awards 2021 |
Sundance 2020 |
Hot Docs 2020 |
Full Frame 2020 |
Thin Line 2020 |
Movies that Matter 2020 |
CPH:DOX 2020 |
Al Jazeera Balkans Doc FF 2021 |
| Runtimes | 52' 96' |
| Spoken Languages | English, Kiswahili/Kikuyu |
| Production Countries | Kenya |
Sam Soko is a film director and producer based in Nairobi who seeks out stories that enable him to engage in socio-political spaces. His work on civic literacy projects in music, non-fiction and fiction has allowed him to connect with artists around the world. He is co-founder of LBx Africa, a Kenyan production company that service produced the 2018 Oscar nominated short fiction film WATU WOTE. Soko's first feature documentary film, SOFTIE, premiered at the Sundance Festival in 2020.
