From a Whisper

2008 Kenyan film

From a Whisper

Directed by| Wanuri Kahiu
Written by| Wanuri Kahiu
Screenplay by| Wanuri Kahiu[2]
Produced by| Kuxi Ghai
Starring|

* Ken Ambani
* Abubakar Mwenda
* Godfrey Odhiambo
* Corine Onyango

Cinematography| Marius van Graan
Edited by| Chris King
Music by| Eric Wainaina

Release date

* 12 September 2008 (2008-09-12) (Kenya)

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Running time

| 79 minutes
Country| Kenya
Language| English

From a Whisper is a Kenyan drama film written and directed by Africa Movie Academy Award winner Wanuri Kahiu. The film received 12 nominations and won 5 awards at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009, including Best Picture, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and AMAA Achievement in Editing.[3] The film also won the Best Feature Narrative award at the 2010 Pan African Film & Arts Festival,[4] and was honored with the 2010 BAFTA/LA Festival Choice Prize.[5] Although the film commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 7 August terrorist bombing in Kenya in 1998, it is not about the terrorist bombing. The movie portrays a realistic story of the aftermath of the bombing, by capturing the lives of the victims and their families who had to pick up the pieces of their lives shredded by the blast.[6][7]

## Synopsis

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From a Whisper is based on the real events surrounding the 7 August bomb attacks on the US Embassy in Nairobi in 1998. Abu is an intelligence officer who keeps to himself. When he meets Tamani, a young, rebellious artist in search of her mother, he decides to help. The discovery of her death churns up memories of Fareed, Abu's best friend who also lost his life in the attack. The discovery forces them to learn how to forgive, to believe in themselves, and confront what they fear the most – the truth.[2]

## Cast

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* Ken Ambani as Abu
* Abubakar Mwenda as Fareed
* Godfrey Odhiambo as Tamani's Father
* Corine Onyango as Tamani
* Samara Migwi
* Tariqa Ismail
* Nagib Khan
* Musa Mohamed
* Lydia Gitachu

## Awards

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* Festival Internacional de Zanzíbar 2009
* Festival Internacional de Kenya 2009
* Africa Movie Academy Awards 2010[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Release Date, From a Whisper". Retrieved 21 October 2009.
2. ^ a b c "African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
3. ^ "AMAA 2009: List of Winners and Nominees". Africa Movie Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
4. ^ "Filmmaker Awards". Los Angeles, USA: Pan African Film Festival. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
5. ^ "BAFTA/LA partners with Pan African Film and Arts Festival". Los Angeles, USA: British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
6. ^ "Official Website". Retrieved 21 October 2009.
7. ^ "From a Whisper: Brief Review". Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

## External links

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* From a Whisper at IMDb

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Films directed by Wanuri Kahiu

* From a Whisper (2008)
* Pumzi (short, 2009)
* Rafiki (2018)
* Look Both Ways (2022)

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Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Editing

* Yesterday (2005)
* Rising Moon (2006)
* Mokili (2007)
* Divizions or Division (2008)
* From a Whisper (2009)
* The Child (2010)
* Soul Boy (2011)
* How to Steal 2 Million (2012)
* Heroes & Zeros (2013)
* Potomanto (2014)

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Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Screenplay

* The Mayors (2005)
* Eagle's Bride (2006)
* Sitanda (2007)
* Run Baby Run (2008)
* From a Whisper (2009)
* I Sing of a Well (2010)
* Sinking Sands (2011)
* Ties That Bind (2012)
* Heroes & Zeros (2013)
* Of Good Report (2014)

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Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Soundtrack

* Osuofia in London (2005)
* Sofia (2006)
* Iwalewa (2007)
* Mirror of Beauty (2008)
* From a Whisper (2009)
* A Sting in a Tale (2010)
* Inale (2011)
* Alero's Symphony (2012)
* The Last Fishing Boat (2013)
* Onye Ozi (2014)

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Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film

* The Mayors (2005)
* Rising Moon (2006)
* Sitanda (2007)
* Run Baby Run (2008)
* From a Whisper (2009)
* The Figurine (2010)
* Viva Riva! (2011)
* How to Steal 2 Million (2012)
* Confusion Na Wa (2013)
* Of Good Report (2014)
* Timbuktu (2015)
* Eye of the Storm (2016)
* Félicité (2017)
* Five Fingers for Marseilles (2018)
* The Mercy of the Jungle (2019)
* The Milkmaid (2020)
* The Gravedigger's Wife (2021)

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