A director, born in the Netherlands, travels to Kenya for a poetical exploration of 'home' for three generations of his family: his uncle, himself and his newborn nephew Genson.
After having lived in Europe for more than 25 years, Michael Nyawade decides to return to his beloved Kenya - permanently. Filmmaker Festus Toll follows in his footsteps and investigates with his camera how three different generations of his family apply or experience different concepts of 'home': his uncle, his newly born nephew Genson and himself. Moral issues and the personal quest for identity in an essayistic documentary about a European-African child.
Credits
Director
Producer
Camera
Sound Design
Montage
Production company
[boondocs]
TV company
VPRO
Distributor NL
Kapitein Kort
Title: Teledoc Campus - When You Hear the Divine Call
Year: 2020
Duration
: 21 minutes
Category: Short Documentary
Edition: NFF 2020
Gender & IdentityFamily affairsExperimentalEthnicityFaith & spirituality
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