In recent years, Kenyan film has seen significant growth and big changes from theater, and movies to TV series. One of the films that will go down in history as one of the best Kenyan productions is Mpakani: Story of the North, immediately after it was released Mpakani: Story of the North was the talk of the town as people had high expectations to see if it would follow the footsteps of Foxton Media’s prior film “Mission To Rescue” which was the first military film in Kenya and It was Kenya’s selection for the 94th Academy Awards popularly known as the Oscars for 2022.
Kenyan Drama Series “Siri” now on Netflix.
Foxton Media Limited is a full-service audiovisual production company that’s passionate about creating high-quality content that informs, entertains, and inspires. Whether it’s a documentary or an animation, the goal is to always leave viewers feeling informed and entertained. Foxton Media Limited was started in 2019 to create movies, TV series, documentaries, photo books, and more that inspire and inform viewers. At Foxton, they are all about telling engaging stories.
Filmography
1. Stay safe, Stay Alive
This a documentary creating awareness prior, during and after terrorist attacks. In the documentary, the biggest question is, What would you do in the event of a terrorist attack? Is answered.
1. Get out of the area as quickly as possible
2. Leave your belongings and insist others go with you
3. Find a safe place and make sure you keep away from doors and windows
4. If there is no safe route, HIDE and barricade yourself in a room
5. Switch your mobile phone to silent and ensure the vibration is off.
2. Coerced Revenge
‘After finishing high school, ‘Lulu’ gets accepted into the prestigious University of Nairobi. She is torn between going to the university and taking care of her ailing mother. Her Uncle who recently arrived back from the Middle East (Pakistan) after being radicalized and converting to Islam approaches her. His blind revenge mission leads him to offer medical assistance to ‘Lulu’s’ mother in exchange for a series of acts that will lead to one of the worst terror attacks Kenya has ever seen.
Driven by their love for her mother ‘Lulu’ agrees to carry out her uncle’s plans that lead her down a dark path of lies and deceit ending in a climactic standoff with security forces that force her to choose between life in prison or death.
3. Mpakani: Story of the North
Mpakani is a 10-episode series featuring a Special Intervention Unit (SIU) of the administration police. The unit is dispatched to the frontline in Wajii, (a fictitious town) to deal with the threat posed by the notorious Burhaan who is planning a major terrorist attack in Nairobi. Mpakani looks at the inner workings of the 6 – 6-member unit that is stationed in a regular RBPU base at the Kenya/Somalia border as well as the personal challenges of the diverse members beyond their professional world.
4. Mission to Rescue.
Set within a military camp along the Kenya-Somalia border, the Kenya Special Operations Forces who are training for their next mission receive word that the Assistant County Commissioner and two others have been abducted by the Al-Shabaab militia. Under the leadership of Captain Baraza, the soldiers make attempts to rescue the abductees and capture or eliminate the enemy amidst tough conditions.
5. Usalama Watch – Radio Theatre podcast.
6. Unsung Heroes podcast
7. Who killed Lucy?
8. Choices
Now streaming on YouTube.
