Gun runners /
When it comes to world-class marathon runners, Kenyans are considered the cream of the crop. Particularly those from Kenya's Rift Valley. These athletes have won marathons in London, New York and Berlin, and have set countless world records. But some of Kenya's top runners aren't runn...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Montreal :
National Film Board of Canada,
2016.
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| Series: | National Film Board Screening Room
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | When it comes to world-class marathon runners, Kenyans are considered the cream of the crop. Particularly those from Kenya's Rift Valley. These athletes have won marathons in London, New York and Berlin, and have set countless world records. But some of Kenya's top runners aren't running for fame and fortune. Some are wanted warriors, running for their lives. For years, Julius Arile and Robert Matanda thrive among the roaming bands of warriors that terrorize the North Kenyan countryside. By the time they reach their mid-twenties, stealing cattle, raiding and running from the police is the only life they know. So when both warriors suddenly disappear from the bush, many of their peers assume they are dead or have been arrested. Instead, they trade in their rifles for sneakers--in the hopes of making it big as professional marathon runners. Years of fleeing from the police have prepared the men for running marathon distances, but do they have what it takes to overcome the corruption, mistrust and jealousy that threaten to derail their careers? Or will they give up on their dreams and return to a life of easy power and money? Told entirely by its central characters, Gun Runners is the American Dream, Kenyan-style. |
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| Item Description: | Quebec Atlantic Centre. ;Emerging Filmmakers Project. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (90 min.)) |
| Audience: | Régie du cinéma du Québec rating: G. CHV rating: G. |
| Production Credits: | Writer/director, Anjali Nayar ; featuring, Julius Arile Lomerinyang', Robert Matanda Wafula ; director of photography, Joan Poggio ; editor, Andrew MacCormack ; music composer, Darren Fung ; sound design, Benoît Dame, Catherine Van Der Donckt ; sound editing, Benoît Dame, Catherine Van Der Donckt ; participant, Zane Branson, Joshua Chesire, Jeroen Deen, Stella Ebei, Anjali Khwatenge, Kibor Lelei, Mary Chepustar Lomerinyang', Samson Arile Lomerinyang', Edwin Limo, Eliza Lopilale, Tegla Loroupe, Murgor Makale, Esther Mbondo, Collins Mubaya, Isaac Mwangi Njoroge, Toni Reavis, Jane Rose Wafula, Douglas Wafula, Tony Wafula, Noah Wekesa, Benjamin Yota ; consultant, Cynthia Knight, Lynn Trout, Hannele Halm, Ari Van Assche, Manfred Becker, Gerry Flahive, Shandi Mitchell, Geeta Sondhi ; sound recordist, Anjali Nayar, David Jalenga, Richard Ngugi, Laura Cunningham, Petr Styblo, Mark Kihara, Catherine Van Der Donckt ; music recordist, Geoffrey Mitchell ; re-recording mixer, Jean Paul Vialard ; foley artist, Stéphane Cadotte ; archives research, Debra Njeri Ngeru ; producer, Annette Clarke, Kat Baulu ; executive producer, Annette Clarke, Ravida Din. |