The Legend of Ngong Hills
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| Directed by | Kwame Nyong'o |
| Screenplay by | Alan Barillaro |
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| Music by | Jim Pywell |
Production company | Apes in Space |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | Kenya |
| Language | English |
The Legend of Ngong Hills is a 2011 Kenyan animated short film directed by Kwame Nyong'o, based on a Maasai folktale. The film showed at the 2011 Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival,[1] and it won the Best Animation award at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[2][3]
Plot
The story is about Ogre, who has a habit of attacking the Maasai Village, but then falls in love with the beautiful young maiden Sanayian.
Cast
- Derek Assetto as Ogre
- Doreen Kemunto as Sanaiyan
- Steve Muturi as Mzee
- Joseph Waruinge as Maasai Warrior
References
- ↑ "The Legend Of Ngong Hills". 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ "Kenyans The Legend on Ngong Hills wins AMAA". animationsa.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival: The Legend on Ngong Hills". ttfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
External links
- The Legend of Ngong Hills at IMDb
- The Legend of Ngong Hills at the Kenya Film Commission
Categories:
- 2011 films
- Best Animation Africa Movie Academy Award winners
- 2011 animated short films
- Kenyan animation
- Kenyan children's films
- Kenyan short films
- 2010s Kenyan films
- 2011 English-language films
- Animated films set in Kenya
- English-language short films
- Animated short film stubs
- 2010s animated film stubs
- African film stubs
- Kenya stubs