Akoia Africa – Imagine Radically

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Happy International Women's Day! We celebrate IWD

Happy International Women's Day!

We celebrate IWD every day: in the stories we choose to tell, the teams we build, the collaborations we make, the partnerships and relationships we foster...the holistic approach to producing art that ignites imaginations, provokes conversations across platforms, and contributes to growing Africa's creative and cultural industries ecosystem.

2022 ended on two high notes...

First, it was @gamesweekafrica in Cape Town where @nyambura_mw curated and supported @gamesforchangeafrica sessions. And who can forget the phenomenal conversation with @lesleydw, CEO of @tshimologongprecinct on building legacy through games.

And our special moment at @igdahq Pathfindings conference where we showcased The Ground Screams To Whisper, our flagship extended reality project, an ONSIDE gaming grantee.

It was a magical year 🪄🚀💃🏾

Thank you to all our supporters, collaborators, and partners:
@xrwomenglobal
@storiesxfuture
@garage_stories
@gamesforchange
@letiarts
@kuntacontent
@deangichukie @headstronghistorian
@africadheritage
@ncai254
@olivia_ambani
@women_win
@nairobidesign_
@experisimmersive
@aromeibrahim

And thank you @paradisegame_ for the interview and video. 🙏🏾

#MagicMakerAllWeek from the Mother City 🇿🇦

#MagicMakerAllWeek from the Mother City 🇿🇦

It's been a wonderful experience at @gamesweekafrica. The speakers and workshops have been phenomenal and eye-opening.

Today, we begin @gamesforchangeafrica conversations with our @nyambura_mw and @lesleydw of @tshimologongprecinct exploring the intersection of cultural heritage, immersive storytelling and digital technologies. How Do We Honour Our Legacy Through Games?

It's going to be epic!

Follow @gamesweekafrica and @gamesforchangeafrica for more programming and to enjoy the experience.

#MagicMakerAllWeek from Cape Town 🇿🇦 @games

#MagicMakerAllWeek from Cape Town 🇿🇦

@gamesforchangeafrica at @gamesweekafrica launches tomorrow at Workshop 17, V&A Waterfront. It's been a journey that began in 2021 with a virtual event in 2022 and this time we are back IRL.

Our focus is heritage, integrity, inclusion and sustainability.

There are various African countries represented who are part of a global family of changemakers with @gamesforchange

Over the next 2 days, we'll be showcasing the various amazing and knowledgeable delegates who will explore these themes via conversations, panel discussions, play sessions, interviews, game design sprints, and pitching.

It's going to be an exciting time!

#ComePlay with us 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

#imagineradically #MagicMakerAllWeek #GamesforChangeAfrica #G4CA #G4CAfrica #G4C2022 #ampefilm #ampe #accra #columbus #ampestudyfilm #gamedesign #socialimpact #socialgood #nonprofit

#MagicMakerAllWeek is coming to you from Cape Town

#MagicMakerAllWeek is coming to you from Cape Town 🇿🇦

And our #magicmakers are the directors of documentary film, Ampe (@ampestudyfilm), Claudia Owusu (@lookingfornanayaa) and Ife Oluwamuyide (@ifoluwa_ ) 🇬🇭🇺🇲

Set in the sister cities of Accra, Ghana and Columbus, Ohio, “Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl” is a rhythmic love letter to Black girlhood across the African diaspora. Through the lens of the Ghanaian traditional jumping and clapping game, Ampe, the film takes us on a journey of sisterhood, loyalty, and nostalgia in a space created for us, by us.💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

We are excited to invite Ampe as an integral part of @gamesforchangeafrica @gamesweekafrica programming to inspire the conversations about games, and most importantly play.

The @gamesforchangeafrica programming was co-created with @nyambura_mw as curatorial lead in collaboration with some amazing people in African game development, design, and social impact to co-create an exceptional programme for #G4CA2022. @craftajune @marlonrlabs @sam_pottinger @sultanwalid @deangichukie @kuntacontent @letiarts @nicolebiondi1

How did this come together?...

When @nyambura_mw was co-curating the 10th anniversary edition @filmafrica in 2022, she was delighted to programme Ampe and this led to showcasing the film at @gamesforchangeafrica @gamesweekafrica

All this came together because of our commitment to #communitybuilding #collaborations.

At @akoiaco, we are dedicated to creative and innovative ways to curate and produce experiences at the intersection of art and tech for impactful and transformative storytelling.

So #ComePlay with us at @gamesforchangeafrica @gamesweekafrica because "...The curation of G4CA 2022 centres our prolific African storytelling formats, both ancient and contemporary, provoking and inspiring us to imagine our play in radical and affirming ways..." - Nyambura M. Waruingi

We will be posting content all week showcasing the different delegates.

Join us for this #MagicMakerAllWeek from Cape Town 🇿🇦

#ComePlay #imagineradically #MagicMakerAllWeek #GamesforChangeAfrica #G4CA #G4CAfrica #G4C2022 #ampefilm #ampe #accra #columbus #ampestudyfilm #gamedesign #socialimpact

#GratitudeSunday 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Today,

#GratitudeSunday 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Today, here at @akoiaco we are grateful about #communitybuilding. 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

We connected with @xrwomenglobal in 2020. In the thick of the pandemic. Everything was closed down and locked down. It felt bleak business-wise and creatively.

Still, @xrwomenglobal was dedicated to running community meetings on @immersiveilrn. So, we pitched up, not knowing what was going to come out of this.

The experience was phenomenal! Finding a community of women in #XR #VR #AR and everything in between and beyond was a dream come true. 🚀🚀🚀

Our mantra #imagineradically was put to task and we learnt to pivot in ways we hadn't contemplated.

To date, every Wednesday evening EAT we have met up and been inspired by the women who have presented, fostered and nurtured our community.

As the company, we have hosted #immersivejuakali events to showcase the diverse and enriching work of women on the continent with @tulananabohela @shmerah_passchier #moratiwamolema @kumechibsa @makari._ @bunakoodao. All have contributed to expanding our ideas of what is possible in the space. 🛸🛸🛸

We have been invigorated from hearing about the use-cases elaborated on by women from around the world.

Most importantly, WE.HAVE.DANCED!!! (with legs 😂😂😂)

We are grateful, honoured and privileged to be part of @xrwomenglobal community.

Go on, join us and follow @xrwomenglobal and believe in building communities wherever you are because it enriches the experience of the work and, honestly, brings you sanity.

#immersivejuakali #Community #Visionary #XR #VR #AR #XRWomen #adalovelace #AkoiaAndCompany

#MagicMakers it’s going to be a 🔥🔥🔥 wee

#MagicMakers it’s going to be a 🔥🔥🔥 weekend.

It’s the 2022 International Game Developers Association’s PathfindinGS Conference!!! 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

Running from 18-19th Nov, we are honoured to be participating in this year’s edition with a focus on Folklore & Storytelling.

Get your FREE ticket TODAY to access the conference platform. One more day left to get it! (Link in bio)

On Nov 19th at 3pm EAT/2pm CAT/1pm WAT/5.30 IAT, @nyambura_mw will present on the #GSTW journey in the talk titled: “Rewriting Women Into Independence Mythmaking Through Folklore & History”

In telling the development of the story and game-play, this talk explores the stories that we don’t get to tell, the necessary excavations needed and the collaborations to make those possible, and the inextricable link between coffee production, forced female labour, as well as the wealth of the British Empire.

You will hear a lot about collaboration and particularly our growing collaboration with @headstronghistorian and how we are navigating the terrain as a company founded on fostering collaborations.

Second in a series, this conference firmly places a spotlight on the video game industry in Africa & the Middle East where developers are creating games, launching success stories and building up the game industry in a way unseen in other parts of the world.

The first part of this series showcased Latin America. It was epic! Then the third, 25-26th Nov, will feature First Nations Australians, Maori and Pacific Islander developers’ perspectives. Sign up!

Here’s the programme not to be missed. Get that FREE ticket NOW (Link in bio)

Friday, November 18
Developing the future creative workforce
Designing Games with Meaning and Purpose
East African Games Industry
How Can Gaming Be Introduced In Namibia

Saturday, November 19
How a Game Dev community center has turned into an education sandbox: 'A BUG'S Journey'
Changing the face of serious gaming in Africa
The Wild Kingdoms
The Grounds Screams To Whisper: Rewriting Women Into Independence Mythmaking Through Folklore & History

#ImagineRadically #MagicMaker #GSTW #Storytelling #ImmersiveJuaKali #ComePlay

Yes, it's #MagicMakerAllWeek. We kick it off wit

Yes, it's #MagicMakerAllWeek.

We kick it off with a final push for submissions of mobile games at various stages of development.

Calling all mobile game developers!

@gamesforchange is excited to launch a new game design challenge - Diverse Voices, New Stories: A #G4C Mobile Challenge. Submit a completed (or nearly completed) unpublished Android game for a chance to receive financial resources and more!

Deadline: November 2nd, 2022 11:59 PM EST

This is open to developers worldwide, so you are ALL eligible to submit. This one's for Africa! Link in Bio.

Games will be reviewed by panels of expert judges and one team will be selected to receive financial resources and capacity building support — including funding, mentorship, and various marketing opportunities through @gamesforchange

Enter for a chance to bring your game to market!

We have participated at G4C festivals since 2021 and the opportunities, connections, and collaborations have been instrumental to our evolution as an enterprise.

We wish you all the best with your submissions! We can't wait to see what you #magicmakers come up with! 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

#ImagineRadically #AkoiaCo #ComePlay

#GratitudeSunday🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Many thi

#GratitudeSunday🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Many things that we are feeling blessed and excited about here at Akoia.

With closing the #DSL journey in July 2022, a hiatus was necessary to map the way forward and ensure that the projects we collaborate on, produce, and develop remain innovative, eclectic, and engaging.

The heart of Akoia is bold storytelling, cross-platform distribution, and immersive tech. We draw inspiration at the intersection of various artistic disciplines. It is at this nexus that the deliciousness occurs. And keeps this creative enterprise booked, producing, and evolving 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

Our happy places are public heritage and artistic institutions. Yes, you guessed it right: African museums always and forever. And during our hiatus, @nyambura_mw visited the Ethnological Museum in Addis and beat a picture of an infamous desk. Can you guess who's it is?

The rest, the pause, the break was important. To create space to refresh the imagination is integral to keep the work not only relevant but bold, provocative, revolutionary. The space to think through the necessary questions of process is integral to art and its production across formats and platforms.

And we don't do it alone. Partnerships are pivotal to our success and, most importantly, our artistic growth, therefore, excellence.

During our rest period, we also took on creative development pursuits and speaking engagements that were rooted in reflection on our projects so far and our imagining for the future #imagineradically

We played, we experimented, we were inspired. (And, got to shoot something special that we can't wait to announce. Haki, it better go on air🤞🏾)

This week we launch, after a long time #MagicMakerAllWeek to catch you up on what we have been up to and show you where we'd love to go.

So, #MagicMakers thank you for all the follows and engagements for the past months. We truly appreciate it!

And #ComePlay with us this week!

#AkoiaCo #ImmersiveJuaKali #BraveStorytelling #VR #XR #AR

@gamesforchange is here 🚀🚀🚀 And, it's an

@gamesforchange is here 🚀🚀🚀

And, it's another year that our Founder & Creative Director, @nyambura_mw is excited to be participating in @G4C festival 🎉🎉🎉

For two decades, the @G4C Festival has been a destination for developers, educators, researchers, students, and others making an impact through video games or immersive media.

Last year, @nyambura_mw showcased the revolutionary project #NOMA. This year, it is all about 'The Ground Screams To Whisper' and critical reflections on Black Games.

So join us for tomorrow's session, Friday, July 15th, 'Black Games: African Diasporic Work and Social Impact', at 1pm EDT/6pm WAT/7pm CAT/8pm EAT.

From science fiction board games to art-focused virtual reality, financial literacy card games to mobile games about the Black experience, this panel highlights the work and impact of Black game makers. The panel shares their perspectives on the past, present and potential future diasporic game creation. What are the patterns of social impact offered in these games, how have they worked, and what can the community look forward to?

Yes, this is one juicy topic!

And, we delve into challenging notions of Blackness, Africanness and everything in between...You ready?

Sign up (Link in bio) and it's free!!!

Come join @nyambura_mw and fellow panelists:

Aaron Trammell - Assistant Professor, UC Irvine

Allan Cudicio - CEO & Creative Director, Twin Drums

Carl Varnado - Executive Director, Black in Gaming Foundation

Our moderator is Lindsay Grace - Knight Chair in Interactive Media, MFA Degree, University of Miami/ Director & Vice President, HEVGA

It's going to be 🔥🔥🔥

#imagineradically #immersivejuakali #G4C2022 #GSTW #XR

It's been a wonderful DSL journey and we truly app

It's been a wonderful DSL journey and we truly appreciate you #magicmakers for taking it with us! We brought it to you and y'all took it to the world 🙏🏾

As we say goodbye but not for too long, meet the DSL producers.

In Coventry, Harmeet Chagger-Khan, Creative Director at Surfing Light Beams and DSL Programme Lead for @thespacearts. She was the Lead Producer and designed the DSL programme in partnership with the British Council and The Coventry UK City of Culture.

And, in Nairobi, our Creative Director and Founder @nyambura_mw, Producer for @eastafricaarts. Her focus was on sharing her transdisciplinary experience in working with film, visual arts, and immersive storytelling:

“ I wanted the participants to learn the strength of good storytelling and especially when it comes to immersive and interactive media, it all starts with the story and then you move on to figuring out how to use the immersive and interactive tools to best tell that story.” Nyambura said when reflecting on the DSL Project.

Across continents over the internet, Harmeet and Nyambura mentored and coached the 10 young creatives who participated in DSL both in Nairobi and Coventry: @Millan_Tarus, Tracy Mwaura(@Mic_rookie), @Mike_Khakame, @AnaloKanga, Naserian Koikai and Precious Narotso (@pndraws), @JamesGrubbmedia, @Lanaire_Aderemi, @DemyJozeph and @MichaelMihoc2001.

As part of DSL, the young creatives from Nairobi and Coventry created two pieces ‘Now That I Know Things’ a spatial audio experience and ‘Our Daily Bread’ an interactive short film.

BBC MarkerBox tools were used to produce the interactive and immersive stories. 'Now That I Know Things' and 'Our Daily Bread' are both available on the BBC Taster website (LINK IN BIO).

Project partners: City of Coventry Trust (@coventry2021), @thespacearts, @BBC, @BritishCouncil, @EastAfricaarts.

Stay Tuned for more DSL news. It's not over yet.

#YouthfulCities #DSLNairobiCoventry #DSLNairobi #DSLCoventry #ImmersiveJuaKali #BBCTaster #AkoiaCo #OurDailyBreadDSL

A mini recap on the Digital Storytelling Lab (DSL)

A mini recap on the Digital Storytelling Lab (DSL) press coverage. DSL is a unique creative programme that saw a project team of 10 young creatives (filmmakers, digital artists, writers, musicians and changemakers) collaborate remotely across Nairobi and Coventry to develop two bold new digital stories to inspire change within their cities.

As part of the programme they created 2 immersive stories that are now being showcased on the BBC Taster: ‘Now That I Know Things’ is a spatial audio experience and ‘Our Daily Bread’ is an interactive short film. Check out LINK IN BIO to experience the pieces.

The Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling (DSL) project is a City of Coventry Trust (@Coventry2021) programme with supporting partners: @Thespacearts, @BritishCouncil, @Eastafricaarts and @BBC. @AkoiaCo produced DSL in Nairobi.

#YouthfulCities #DSLNairobiCoventry #DSLNairobi #DSLCoventry #ImmersiveJuaKali #BBCTaster #GlobalYouthSeries #AkoiaCo

#GratitudeSunday 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 It's ou

#GratitudeSunday 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

It's our honour to share with you #magicmakers that The Ground Screams To Whisper was selected by the @newimages.festival to participate in the XR Development Market. And, we are proud to be part of a revolutionary cohort: Feminism Is The New Change 🚀🛸🤖

The Ground Screams To Whisper is a trans-media XR experience about the resilience, courage, and triumph of being a female freedom fighter, re-living their often-erased stories, which shaped Kenya’s independence struggle.

Inspired by Afro-gothic motifs and drawing from Eastern African cosmologies, #GSTW merges our world of the living with that of our ancestors. This is an immersive experience that invites us to heal our lineages and embrace freedom.

The #GSTWjourney began at @artizen_fund as a 10-minute idea pitch, evolved to a 5-minute story pitch at @dokleipzig, and now earned a place at the @newimages.festival XR Development Market. We are looking forward to more opportunities for collaboration and financing.

As @nyambura_mw, our Founder and Creative Director, takes on various pitch meetings with potential distributors and consultant producers, she has stressed to us the importance of Akoia's mantra: #ImagineRadically

We want to thank our collaborators for taking this development journey with us. We are grateful for your continued support:
@museumofbc
@africadheritage
@wakaagency

The #GSTW evolution is going to take time and we will keep you all #magicmakers posted as we continue down this path through development to production and finally, the showcase.

Toast! 🍵☕🧉🥃🍸🍹🍺🍷

Still excited 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

Art by: @jebetn_

#ImagineRadically #XR #MagicMaker #GSTW #VR #AR #BraveStorytelling #ImmersiveJuaKali #PanAfricanProduction #AkoiaAndCompany

Tracy Mwaura (@mic_rookie) shares the journey to m

Tracy Mwaura (@mic_rookie) shares the journey to making ‘Our Daily Bread’, an interactive short film created as part of The Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling Lab (DSL).

Tracy was among 10 young creatives who were part of DSL.

Head-over to BBC Taster (LINK IN BIO) to watch ‘Our Daily Bread’ and ‘Now That I Know Things’ two pieces created as part of DSL.

The Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling (DSL) project is a City of Coventry Trust (@Coventry2021) programme with supporting partners: @Thespacearts, @BritishCouncil, @Eastafricaarts and @BBC. @AkoiaCo produced DSL in Nairobi.

#DSLNairobi #DSLNairobiCoventry #YouthfulCities2021 #BBCTaster #AkoiaCo
#ImmersiveJuaKali

Watch ‘Our Daily Bread’ an interactive short

Watch ‘Our Daily Bread’ an interactive short film on the BBC Taster Website. This was created as part of the Digital Storytelling Project, by young creatives from Nairobi and Coventry: @JamesGrubbmedia, Tracy Mwaura (@mic_rookie), Naserian Koikai, @DemyJozeph, @MichaelMihoc2001, @Mike_Khakame @Lanaire_Aderemi.

The short film explores the job hunting experience, the challenges that arise and how they impact a young individuals' mental health.

Our Daily Bread also used the BBC MakerBox Suite, where the viewer gets to choose how the story unfolds and the interplay between scenes set in Nairobi and in Coventry.

Watch Our Daily Bread on the BBC Taster Website (LINK IN BIO).

The Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling (DSL) project is a City of Coventry Trust (@Coventry2021) programme with supporting partners: @Thespacearts, @BritishCouncil, @Eastafricaarts and @BBC. @AkoiaCo produced DSL in Nairobi.

#WeMoveGYS #YouthfulCities #DSLNairobi #DSLNairobiCoventry #ImmersiveJuaKali #BBCMakerBox #AkioaCo #DSLOurDailyBread

‘Now That I Know Things’ is a spatial audio pi

‘Now That I Know Things’ is a spatial audio piece‘ created by young creatives based in Nairobi and Coventry: @millan_tarus, Precious Narotso (@pndraws), @analokanga and @lanaire_aderemi. The piece explores two characters' (Sarah & Aisha) experiences on their graduation day! You can watch ‘Now That We Know Things’ on the BBC Taster website.

The creation of ‘Now That I Know Things’ was part of the Youthful Cities Digital storytelling project that brought together young creatives from Nairobi and Coventry with the aim of increasing their capacity to creatively respond to issues that youth are facing in their cities.

The Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling (DSL) project is a City of Coventry Trust (@Coventry2021) programme with supporting partners: @Thespacearts, @BritishCouncil, @Eastafricaarts and @BBC. @AkoiaCo produced DSL in Nairobi.

#YouthfulCities #DSLNairobiCoventry #DSLNairobi #DSLCoventry #ImmersiveJuaKali #BBCTaster #AkoiaCo #NowThatIKnowThingsDSL

Get to know @Millan_Tarus, @AnaloKanga, and Precio

Get to know @Millan_Tarus, @AnaloKanga, and Precious Narotso (@Pndraws), who share their Digital Storytelling Lab experience.

Based in Nairobi, the three young creatives co-created with @LanaireAderemi, another young creative based in Coventry to produce the spatial audio piece ‘ Now That I Know Things’ ,now available to be experienced on the BBC Taster Website (LINK IN BIO).

Drop a comment below if you have any questions for Millan, Analo, Precious and Lanaire, regarding their experience being part of the Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling lab.

The Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling (DSL) project is a City of Coventry Trust (@Coventry2021) programme with supporting partners: @Thespacearts, @BritishCouncil, @Eastafricaarts and @BBC. @AkoiaCo produced DSL in Nairobi.

#DSLNairobi #DSLNairobiCoventry #YouthfulCities2021 #BBCTaster #AkoiaCo

The young creatives, participating in the Digital

The young creatives, participating in the Digital Storytelling Lab, showcased their two immersive stories: ‘Now That I Know Things’ ,a spatial audio piece, and ‘Our Daily Bread’, an interactive short film, at the #WEMOVEGYS Global Youth series.

The Global Youth series took place in Nairobi and Coventry on 28th May 2022, where a panel session was held and participants of DSL shared their experiences around creating the two immersive pieces.

We would like to give a special thanks to @barazamedialab (Nairobi Location), @semabox_africa (technical support) and @africmutana (Moderator in Nairobi) for supporting the Global Youth Series in Nairobi.

Now That I Know Things and Our Daily Bread are now available to experience on the BBC Taster Website (LINK IN BIO).

Project Partners: @coventry2021 , @britishcouncil, @eastafricaarts, @thespacearts & @bbc.

#WeMoveGYS #YouthfulCities #GlobalYouthSeries #DSLNairobi #DSLNairobiCoventry #ImmersiveJuaKali #BBCMakerBox #AkioaCo

The 10 Young Artists involved in the Youthful Citi

The 10 Young Artists involved in the Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling (DSL) project were:

@Millan_Tarus, Tracy Mwaura(@Mic_rookie), @Mike_Khakame, @AnaloKanga, Naserian Koikai and Precious Narotso (@pndraws) based in Nairobi.

@JamesGrubbmedia, @Lanaire_Aderemi, @DemyJozeph and @MichaelMihoc2001 based in Coventry.

The 10 young creatives underwent a series of trainings and workshops led by industry experts in the immersive and interactive media sector. The young creatives were taught script writing, producing, directing and pitching. They also pitched their story ideas to an international panel.

They were then put in two groups where they were mentored and directed to create their first productions: two immersive and interactive stories: ‘Now That I Know Things’ a spatial audio experience ‘and ‘Our Daily Bread’ an interactive short film. Tools from the BBC Maker Suite.

DSL enabled the young creatives to gain new skills, build their portfolios and access new opportunities e.g (global networking and speaking engagements). Check out the BBC Taster website to experience the two digital stories created by the Young creatives ‘Now That I Know Things’ and ‘Our Daily Bread’.

#DSLNairobi #DSLNairobiCoventry #YouthfulCities2021 #BBCTaster #BBCMakerBox #AkoiaCo

BBC MakerBox Suite of tools was used as part of th

BBC MakerBox Suite of tools was used as part of the creation of a spatial audio piece ‘Now That I Know Things’ and an interactive short-film ‘Our Daily Bread’. Both pieces were made as part of the Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling Lab (DSL) project by young creatives from Nairobi and Coventry. @Akoiaco is producing DSL in Nairobi!

BBC MakerBox suite currently has 10 tools that enable you to: create interactive stories using artificial intelligence, collect, direct and edit video captured from your audience, create immersive experiences using 360/interactive video and so much more!

BBC MakerBox suite tools are free to use and are globally accessible! Whether you are in Kenya, UK, or another part of the world!Go to www.bbc.co.uk/makerbox to access the amazing tools.

You can also experience the two pieces created using tools from the BBC Makerbox suite ‘Now That I Know’ and ‘Our Daily Bread’ on the BBC Taster site (LINK IN BIO).

DSL project partners: City of Coventry Trust (@Coventry2021), @Thespacearts, @BritishCouncil, @Eastafricaarts and @BBC.

#BBCMakerBox #DSLNairobi #DSLNairobiCoventry #YouthfulCities2021 #BBCR&D #ImmersiveJuaKali #AkoiaCo

‘Our Daily Bread’ is an interactive short film

‘Our Daily Bread’ is an interactive short film created by 7 young creatives from Nairobi and Coventry, as part of the Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling Lab. The short film explores the job hunting experience, the challenges that arise and how they impact a young individuals' mental health.

The 7 young creatives involved in the creation of Our Daily Bread were @JamesGrubbmedia, Tracy Mwaura (@mic_rookie), Naserian Koikai, @DemyJozeph, @MichaelMihoc2001, @Mike_Khakame @Lanaire_Aderemi. Our Daily Bread also used the BBC MakerBox Suite, where the viewer gets to decide the direction of the short film In this on how the story unfolds and moves between scenes set in Nairobi and in Coventry.

‘Our Daily Bread’ and ‘Now That I Know Things’ will be available to be experienced on the BBC Taster site.

The 10 creatives from Nairobi and Coventry will be discussing the making of ‘Our Daily Bread’ and ‘Now That I Know Things’ at the #WeMoveGYS Global Youth Series on Thur. 28th.April. 2022 that will be streaming LIVE on YouTube. To register for the Global Youth Series check our LINK IN BIO.

The Youthful Cities Digital Storytelling (DSL) project is a City of Coventry Trust (@Coventry2021) programme with supporting partners: @Thespacearts, @BritishCouncil, @Eastafricaarts and @BBC. @AkoiaCo produced DSL in Nairobi.

#YouthfulCities #DSLNairobiCoventry #DSLNairobi #DSLCoventry #ImmersiveJuaKali #BBCTaster #GlobalYouthSeries #AkoiaCo

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