Thursday, 27 September 2012
AFRICAN RE-CREATION OF WESTERN IMPRESSIONS LAUNCHED IN NAIROBI
Kenya film makers had been advised to transform best selling books into film in order to make impact on local and international scene in stead of coping Western traditional.
Speaking during the launch of anew book African Re Creation of Western Impressions by Kenyatta University don Rachael Ndianga and German Culture Center in Nairobi Prof Kimani Njugu said time had come for Kenyan film makers to become creative with the major objective of moving forward with other film makers.
He pointed out that books like Devil on the Cross Grain of Wheat and Meja Mwangi books should be turned into films for better understanding.
Prof Njugu pointed out that Nigerians area ahead of us because they are creative while most of their films are based on there traditions.
The news book African Re- Creation of Western Impressions is about the history of film making in Kenya and is very useful for both film makers and Scholars
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