Softie
Director: Sam Soko         
Documentary – 2020 – 96 minutes – 13+ – Jordanian Premiere
Kenya
Language: English, Swahili, and Kikuyu – subtitled in English
Cinematography: Joel “Ingo” Ngui, Chris Rhys Howarth, Sam Soko
Editing: Mila Aung-Thwin, Sam Soko, Ryan Mullins
Producers: Toni Kamau, Sam Soko
Awards: Opening Night Film – Hot Docs 2020; Best Feature Film (Ex-aequo) - African Asian Latin American Film Festival (FESCAAAL) 2021; Best Documentary – Durban International Film Festival 2020; Best Film – Encounters South African International Documentary Festival 2020; Best Feature Documentary Award – El Gouna Film Festival 2020; World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing – Sundance Film Festival 2020

Synopsis:
Boniface Mwangi is daring and audacious. He’s recognised as Kenya's most provocative photojournalist. But as a father of three young children, these qualities create tremendous turmoil between him and his wife Njeri. When he wants to run for political office, he is forced to choose: country or family?

Director’s Biography:
Sam Soko is a film director and producer based in Nairobi who seeks out stories that enable him to engage in socio-political spaces. His work on civic literacy projects in music, non-fiction and fiction has allowed him to connect with artists around the world. He is a co-founder of LBx Africa, a Kenyan production company that produced the 2018 Oscar nominated short fiction film “Watu Wote”. Soko's first feature documentary film, “Softie”, premiered at the Sundance Festival in 2020.