The celebration, which this year has the topic of Reels of Hope, portrays itself as "the first ever film stage highlighting stories from ghettos, about ghetto substances and made by movie producers from the ghettos in Africa – and past. It is a festival of the innovativeness of movie producers living and working in ghettos."
Movies Without Borders has as of late completed a workshop making short movies with youngsters from Nairobi's ghettos of Kibera and Mathare, taking a gander at adolescents turning their lives around furthermore praising the example of overcoming adversity of rapper Octopizzo.
"We feel favored to have worked with the super keen youngsters of Kibera and Mathare," says Films Without Borders author Jill Samuels.
"They went up against us an excursion through the ghettos and thusly permitted us into their to some degree troublesome lives they generally had a radiance in their eye and a grin on their countenances.
"Every single one of our members conveyed something other than what's expected to the table and it is clear they can't change what has happened in the past however with their quality and strength and determination and uplifting viewpoint they may well be the era who can make change for what's to come."
Movies Without Borders lives up to expectations with youngsters in testing groups, preparing them in film generation. Already the philanthropy has worked with youngsters from South Africa, Israel, Rwanda and Palestine.
The UK-based philanthropy is additionally in chats with a main African TV organization to offer vocation chances to its members.
The work in Kenya was done in relationship with the Sandy Vohra Foundation and with backing by Sarova Hotels and Swiss International Airlines.
The Slum Film Festival is a joint task facilitated by Slum-TV and The Hot Sun Foundation, and upheld by World Friends, the Royal African Society, and the Embassy of Spain (Kenya), and the Alliance Françai.
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