AFRICAN SPACE MAKERS
The first-ever interactive VR Series on creative cities – Made in Africa Nairobi, Kenya – First Season
“THE ONLY WAY TO UNDERSTAND URBAN STORYTELLING IT’S BY EXPERIENCING IT”
Choose which film director you want to be and experience urban Africa with your own crew. This is your assignment, and this is how you are going to understand what it means to be an African space maker: A Real Urban Hero!!
A journey by Dr. Faras
Starring: Samantha Mugatsia, Kevin Maina, Raymond Ofula, Mugambi Nthiga, Patricia Kihoro, Neno Kali, Maasai Mbili, Keroche, Moira Bushkimani, Jesse Otumba Otieno, EA Wave, Jaba Juice Crew - Producers: Brian Afande, Silvia Gioiello, Sonke Kirchhof, Shamina Rajab - D.O.P: Isa Mohamed, Philipp Wenning - Editors: Charles Muchirie, Jessica Zippel - Sound Recordist: Bilal Hamisi - Spatial Audio: Rekorder Studios Berlin
Lift Off Berlin 2022 selection
Sunny Side of the Doc Official selection 2021
VRE Selection 2021
Official selection VR Now Award Best Immersive Cinema 2021
Lift Off Los Angeles 2021 selection
Siggraph VR Theater selection
Selected at NVIFF awards
Selected at the XR village at Doc Edge 2021
Selected at Venice VR Expanded Competition, at the 77th Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica 2020
Best Direction Stereopsia Lumiere Awards 2020
XRMust Impact Award 2020
PRODUCED BY
The Nrb Bus – Cultural Video Production, Black Rhino VR and INVR.SPACE
with the support of Culture At Work Africa, HIVOS, Goethe Institut Nairobi
MEDIA
NAIROBI SPACES
THE NRB BUS
“Find out your mission”
Meet your trainer and find out more about the relation between the creative industry and space-making. Catch a Matatu and choose from where you want to start. Pick up a space among the ones listed on this map. You can choose any except for one, don’t ask me why…
BRUSH TU
“Found objects”
Meet Moira Bushkimani and her creation the Cyborg Giraffe. Explore Rongai, the gentrified savannah, find yourself in Dandora a paradise for Artists! Discover the difference between…
Option 1: “The nature of life”
Option 2: “The nature of things”
RAILWAYS STATION
“Huduma is watching us”
Meet Keroche and his crew of anonymous street artists. Explore the old train carriages and the artist’s studio; find yourself in Muthurua Market running away from… Or praying inside a nonconventional church with…
Option 1: “Challenge Huduma”
Option 2: “Challenge the fanatics”
AGA KHAN WALK / SUNKEN PARK
“EA Skaters Got Talent”
Meet Jesse and his crew of freestyle skaters. Learn what does it mean to be in a liminal space. Understand how talent and public space are linked to each other …
Option 1: “Give them 5000 Kes”
Option 2: “Help them to make a video”
MASAAI MBILI
“Chokorize it! Don’t criticize it”
Meet Gomba and Kevo in the Toi Market. Visit “Studio 1” and “Studio 2”. Shoplift in a mall. Be part of the next chokora collection! Are you ready?
Option 1: “Toi Market”
Option 2: “The mall”
Option 3: “The boda boda driver”
MUZE / ALCHEMIST / CHESTER HOUSE
“Jaba Juice”
Meet Hiribae, Frankie, and Kerby at their mobile bar inside MUZE. Party with them at The Alchemist Bar and find yourself on the top roof of Chester House to dance EA Wave beats and finally…
Option 1: “The purple juice”
Option 2: “The green juice”