Jinna Mutune

Jinna Mutune is a Kenyan film producer and director. Mutune grew up in Nairobi in a middle-class family[1] in Eastland's Kimathi Estate.[2] Mutune studied at the South African School of Motion Picture, Medium and Live Performance and also studied film in the United States.[3][4] After film school in South Africa, she went back to Kenya for awhile and then moved to the U.S., living in Boston, Houston and California.[2] Mutune states that she knew she wanted to be a filmmaker at age sixteen and by that time had also been directing plays at church and at her school.[2]

Mutune is the director of "Leo", a story told through the eyes of a Maasai boy who wants to live out his dreams.[5] "Leo" was her first feature film and it was also funded by her own production company, Pegg Entertainment.[3] "Leo" premiered first in Nairobi in April 2011, but only to small venues: the film debuted on the "big screen" in Kenya in November 2012.[6] The U.S. premiere of "Leo" was well-received by both "Kenyans and Americans."[6] She appeared on Kenya TV to discuss Leo.[7] Mutune also organized a business deal with the airlines, Kenya Airways and Emirates, to show "Leo" in flight.[8] She also directed the film, "Chep," which was also produced by Pegg Entertainment.[9] "Chep," a movie about a female marathon runner, set in 1970s which celebrates women and the men who support them, will be released in 2016.[10] In addition to her feature films, she has also produced the music video for the Kenyan Official Olympic score (2012) and worked with Graca Machel on a public service announcement.[11]

References

  1. Lyons, Julie (3 June 2014). "How Kenyan director Jinna Mutune fought stereotypes and failure to bring her feature film to life". Biz Women. Biz Journals. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Genga, Shirley (25 January 2013). "The Reel Jinna". Standard Media Kenya. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 Opar, Josephine (8 August 2013). "Kenya's Top 6 Filmmakers/Producers to Watch: Jinna Mutune". Up Nairobi. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  4. "Launch of Leo the Movie". Standard Media Kenya. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  5. Crawfurd, Jacob. "Meet Jinna Mutune, The Kenyan Director of 'Leo'". The Crawfurd Homepage. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 Karanja, Antony (26 March 2014). "Kenyan movie "Leo" airs in US". Daily Nation. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  7. "Capital Talk". Kenya TV. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  8. "Changing Fortune for Kenya's Film-Makers". Daily Nation. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  9. Muchura, Jeri (23 September 2015). "'Chep' Film Press Score Cocktail". The Star. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  10. Owoko, Anyiko (24 October 2015). "New Kenyan Movie on Plight of Female Athletes in the Works". Daily Nation. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  11. "Jinna Mutune". South Planet. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

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