Synopse
9-year old Jo's most fervent wish is to be a superheroine. She lives in a village in Kenya with her mother Kathryn and her sister Mwix and because she's seriously ill spends most of her time at home. Mwix encourages her to believe in her strengths: maybe it isn't quite so impossible to become a superheroine? Mwix motivates the whole village to make Jo's dream come true.
Regie
LIKARION WAINAINA (*1987) is a Kenyan film-maker and lives in Nairobi. Since 2011, he has been directing films, documentaries and TV series. His short film Bait was shown at Cannes in 2016.
Info
Original Title: Supa Modo
Category: Feature
Section: Michel
Version & Subtitles: Swahili, English, Kikuyu OV with German overvoice
Director: Likarion Wainaina
Screenplay: Mugambi Nthiga, Silas Miami, Wanjeri Gakuru, Kamau Wandung'u
Cast/Protagonists: Stycie Waweru, Marrianne Nungo, Nyawara Ndambia, Johnson Fish Chege, Humphrey Maina
Production country: Kenya, Germany
Year of Production: 2018
Length: 74 min
Producer: Ginger Wilson, Sarika Lakhani, Sarika Hemi Lakhani, Siobhain "Ginger" Wilson, Tom Tykwer, Marie Steinmann-Tykwer, Guy Wilson
Production company: One Fine Day Films, Ginger Ink Films
Cinematography: Enos Olik
Editor: Charity Kuria
Music: Sean Peevers
Production Design: Neha Manoj Shah
World Sales: Rushlake Media GmbH
