An ordinary man turns vigilante to take on the rampant crime and corruption in his city of Nairobi, in this interactive web series that rallies the audience to vote on the fate of criminals. A dramatisation of Kenya’s issues with crime and vigilante justice, Tuko Macho centers on a vigilante gang who kidnap criminals in Nairobi, and asks viewers to vote on their execution or release. If you had the chance to condemn a criminal to death, would you do it?
Tuko Macho is a groundbreaking interactive crime web series by The Nest Collective from Nairobi, Kenia. Founded in 2012, the Nest Collective has created works in film, music, fashion, visual arts and literature. Other works in the PACT programme are Stories of Our Lives, We Need Prayers: This One Went to Market and the VR work Let This Be a Warning.
Film details
Productieland
Kenya
Jaar
2016
Festivaleditie
IFFR 2018
Lengte
60'
Medium/Formaat
DCP
Taal
English, Swahili
Première status
None
Director
Jim Chuchu
Producer
Njeri Gitungo
Screenplay
Jim Chuchu, Noel Kasyoka, Njoki Ngumi
Cinematography
Noel Kasyoka
Editing
Jim Chuchu, Noel Kasyoka
Production design
Sunny Dolat
Sound design
Mars
Music
Jim Chuchu, Mars
Production company
The Nest Arts Company Limited
Sales / World rights holder
The Nest Arts Company Limited
Principal cast
Tim King'oo, Ibrahim Muchemi, Njambi Koikai, Marianne Nungo