"Bangarang" Who Killed Baby Joy?

Under Our Skin Film Festival has yet another thought-provoking, social critique film out- Bangarang.

Bangarang will be a key highlight of this year's film festival and its release is timely as it brings to the fore the injustices that haunt our country every election year.

Otile, a poor 'bodaboda' rider is jobless ten years down the line after graduating with a second-class honours degree in automotive engineering. When election violence erupts after the disputed Kenyan presidential elections, Otile leads other rioters in the streets of Kisumu.

To him, this is the only opportunity to vent his anger at the government's bad leadership, which he holds responsible for his joblessness. On one fateful day, as he runs for his dear life from the anti-riot police, he finds himself inside Dan's house.

The police trace him and beat everyone in the house including Dan's six-month-old child, Baby Joy. And now Otile runs into exile from the fear of being falsely implicated by the police for Baby Joy's death.

Bangarang will be one the sub-programs of the festival scheduled for later this year and will have a special early screening this week.

This film is expected to bring to the fore the uncomfortable discourse on post-election violence and the prevailing injustice poor people in Kenya endure.

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