Nairobi Half Life’s Cast & Director Up For Another Accolade

Nairobi Half Life (NHL) may just be the best thing that happened in the Kenyan film industry. The movie, its cast and director have been nominated for awards after awards since its release last year and the trend continues.

NHL’s Maina Olwenya (Oti), Joseph Wairimu (Mwas), director Tosh Gitonga and Mkaiwawi Mwakaba have been nominated in the African Film Development Foundation Awards (AFDA).

Here are the categories;

BEST AFRICAN EDITOR

1. Meagan Gill (RSA) Otelo Burning
2. Hisham Saqr (Egypt) Winter of Discontent
3. Avril Beukes (RSA) Ties That Bind
4. Mkaiwawi Mwakaba (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life
5. Achille Brice (Cameroon) Obsession

MOST PROMISING AFRICAN FILMMAKER

1. Joel Karekazi (Rwanda)
2. Tosh David Gitonga (Kenya)
3. Chineze Xandria Anyaene (Nigeria)
4. Victor Viyuoh (Cameroon)
5. Sherrif L. Bandary (Egypt)

BEST AFRICAN FILM

1. Otelo Burning (RSA)
2. La Pirouge (Senegal)
3. Ties That Bind (Ghana)
4. Ninah’s Dowry (Cameroon)
5. Nairobi Half Life (Kenya)

BEST AFRICAN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

1. John Dumelo (Ghana) Ties That Bind
2. Salah Al- Hanafy (Egypt) Winter of Discontent
3. Thomas Gumede (RSA) Otelo Burning
4. Olwenya Maina (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life
5. Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria) The Contract

BEST AFRICAN ACTOR

1. Wale Ojo (Nigeria) Phone Swap
2. Mohammed Bastaoui (Morocco) Rough Hands
3. Joseph Wairimu (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life
4. Deon Lotz (RSA) Beauty
5. Amr Waked (Egypt) Winter of Discontent