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Shortlisted candidates from 13 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa; six winners will create short films that will premiere on Netflix (www.Netflix.com).
The 21 emerging filmmakers will go on to the next phase of the competition, where they will be required to pitch their stories to a judging panel.
The 21 shortlisted candidates will now go on to pitch their ideas to the African Folktales Reimagined judges
Drama A young aspiring actor from upcountry Kenya dreams of becoming an accomplished actor one day, and in pursuit of this and the chagrin of his brother and parents, he makes his way to Nairobi the city of opportunity. He quickly understands why Nairobi is nicknamed Nairrobery as he is robbed of all his money and belongings and left alone in a city where he doesn't know a soul. Luck or the lack of it brings him face to face with the city's criminals and forms a friendship with a small time crook who takes him in. He is quickly drawn into a world of crime as he struggles to pursue his...