Ekwa Msangi
Ekwa’s award-winning and critically acclaimed feature film Farewell Amor premiered in competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, garnering 100% on Rottentomatoes, and was bought for distribution by IFC Films. Previous to that, she has written & directed several shorts, most recently award-winning comedy Soko Sonko (The Market King), and Farewell Meu Amor starring Tony Award nominee Sahr Ngauja, and actress Nana Mensah of the famed series An African City. For Farewell Amor Ekwa was awarded the Jerome Foundation Grant, Tribeca All Access Fellowship, Cine Qua Non Lab Fellowship, IFP/No Borders, and Sundance Feature Film Development Fellowship. Ekwa has also written & directed several drama series for mainstream broadcasters in Kenya and MNET South Africa, including The Agency, MNET’s first-ever original hour-long Kenyan drama series. In the past Ekwa has been adjunct faculty at Tisch School of the Arts, as well as a recurring mentor in Mira Nair’s East Africa based Maisha Screenwriting Labs. Currently, Ekwa is the resident educational instructor with the African Film Festival, and teaches Screenwriting at The New School and Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, Brooklyn College. One of Ekwa’s key goals as an artist is to transform our society’s images and relationships with African cultures, and to empower African filmmakers in telling their stories.
The Agency
2009
- Created/Directed by: Ekwa Msangi
- DP: Nick Oloo
Set in the fast-paced, demanding world of advertising, featuring a stellar cast including veteran star David Mulwa and rising star Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, The Agency is must-see local drama, filmed in Nairobi. M-Net’s first ever drama series created in Kenya, it is an explosive 13-part series directed by Ekwa Msangi.
A 13-part, 48 minute television series, Televised continent-wide starting January 20th, 2009.
Commissioned by MNET. All Season One episodes directed by Ekwa Msangi.
Behind the Scenes
2009
- Directed by: Ekwa Msangi
- DP: Sammy Maina
A 25-min television magazine pilot episode which puts a spotlight on the crews and casts behind some of Kenya’s hottest television shows.
Created as a pitch for Kenya network programmers, currently in circulation.
Block-D
2009
- Directed by: Ekwa Msangi
- DP: Eric Ndung’u
An original series centered on the dramatic and often comical relationships between a colorful group of tenants in an apartment building in Nairobi’s Kalifonia estate. The show is a satirical take on their often melodramatic interactions, providing an inside look into the development of community, where strangers become neighbors, friends and maybe even family.
Televised country-wide starting October 2009.
Commissioned by Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Produced by Spielworks Media.
All Season One episodes directed by Ekwa Msangi.
Higher Learning
Promo Pitch
2009
- Directed by: Ekwa Msangi
- DP: Nick Oloo
A pitch created for sponsors of a new 25min television series based in a fictional Kenyan University.
The show was commissioned by NTV Kenya, Produced by Spielworks Media, aired country-wide on NTV starting April 16, 2010.
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Sometimes the reunion is harder than the goodbye. See #FarewellAmor in theaters and on demand December 11 https://t.co/GX8dJf5xAX
📷 Our first trailer is OUT! So so so excited to share! Check out the full article in my bio! https://t.co/brUR3l7UgW https://t.co/PPSYUVQXY6
Our first trailer is OUT! So so so excited to share! Check out the full article in my bio! https://t.co/MaFGfSaQ6a
Loved, loved LOVED watching @SylviesLove at @amazonprimevideo last night! So heartwarming, gentle and beautiful! #BlackLove wins again! Congrats to the team! #SylviesLove https://t.co/qvMzBU9fcT
📷 So excited to share our film “Farewell Amor” with our NY peeps, playing tomorrow at @urbanworldff . Get your tickets now!! https://t.co/SNHjst3CWw https://t.co/2yNNPPI756
So excited to share our film "Farewell Amor" with our NY peeps, playing tomorrow at @urbanworldff . Get your tickets now!! https://t.co/AjjXGjWGxK
Sometimes the reunion is harder than the goodbye. See #FarewellAmor in theaters and on demand December 11 https://t.co/GX8dJf5xAX
After 17 years apart, Walter is reunited with his wife and daughter from #Angola to join him in the USA. How do they become a family again? 'Farewell Amor' screens @RichMixLondon with director @ekwapics intro. Date: Sat 7 Nov | 20:30 | Tix: https://t.co/BMVYb4ANZs
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Excited for @farewellamorfilm to open the 31st @neworleansfilmfestival directed by @ekwapics and produced by our very own @mrjoshpenn 🤩 https://t.co/19nkWxo9GN
📷 Our first trailer is OUT! So so so excited to share! Check out the full article in my bio! https://t.co/brUR3l7UgW https://t.co/PPSYUVQXY6
Our first trailer is OUT! So so so excited to share! Check out the full article in my bio! https://t.co/MaFGfSaQ6a