Kenya's Documentaries
by valeceleste | created - 26 Aug 2014 | updated - 28 Aug 2014 | PublicOnly documentaries about Kenya.
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1. On the Way to School (2013)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary
Jackson, the Kenyan; Carlito, the Argentinian; Zahira, the Moroccan; Samuel, the Indian: four children who live light years away from each other and who have never met but who have a common... See full summary »
Director: Pascal Plisson | Stars: Jackson Saikong, Salome Saikong, Samuel J. Esther, Gabriel J. Esther
Votes: 1,279
2. The Roots of Happiness (2012)
Documentary
A Humanitarian Documentary filmed at the Tumaini Children's Home in Nyeri Kenya. The story is based on the happiness of children who have nearly nothing to their name but their faith and ... See full summary »
Director: Matt Schultz
3. Serengeti (2011)
100 min | Documentary
Join an expedition across the 30,000 square kilometres of African savannah that makes up The Serengeti. Observe cheetahs on the hunt, stampeding wildebeest and crocodile attacks with ... See full summary »
Director: Reinhard Radke | Star: Hardy Krüger Jr.
Votes: 316
4. Carbon for Water (2011)
23 min | Documentary, Short, News
In Kenya's Western Province, most drinking water is contaminated. The wood many Kenyans use to boil this water to make it safe is increasingly valuable. Women and girls, who bear the ... See full summary »
Directors: Evan Abramson, Carmen Elsa López
Votes: 10
5. African Cats (2010)
G | 89 min | Documentary, Adventure
Meet Mara, an endearing lion cub striving to be like her mother; Sita, a cheetah and single mother of five; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion.
Directors: Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 6,731 | Gross: $15.42M
6. Building Hope (2011)
70 min | Documentary, Family
Filmmaker Turk Pipkin promises to help build the first high school for a remote African community and connects Americans and Kenyans in a true story of Building Hope.
Director: Turk Pipkin
7. God Grew Tired of Us (2006)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
Three young men from Sudan embark on a journey to America after years of wandering Sub-Saharan Africa in search of safety.
Directors: Christopher Dillon Quinn, Tommy Walker | Stars: Panther Bior, John Bul Dau, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Abol Pach
Votes: 2,906 | Gross: $0.28M
8. Flip Flotsam (2003)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Ever wondered what happens to your footwear after you're finished with it? This week's award-winning and startlingly original documentary traces the fantastic journey of Africa's most popular shoes: the flip-flop.
Directors: Lucy Bateman, Etienne Oliff | Star: Ian Mgagna
Votes: 14
9. Africa's Elephant Kingdom (1998)
40 min | Documentary, Short
This film explores an elephant clan's search for food and water as seen through the eyes of one old bull.
Director: Michael Caulfield | Star: Avery Brooks
Votes: 109 | Gross: $13.49M
10. Big Cat Diary (1996– )
TV-G | 25 min | Documentary
Come along on an adventure with Jonathan Scott, Simon King, and other professionals and camera crews as they journey through the Masai Mara game park in Kenya, Africa. In their travels they... See full summary »
Stars: Simon King, Jonathan Scott, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Toto the Cheetah
Votes: 671
11. Africa: The Serengeti (1994)
Not Rated | 39 min | Documentary, Short
The Serengeti is a huge area of grassland in Tanzania, Africa. Once a year, in the time of drought, about two million herd animals like antelopes travel north to feed and mate before moving south again, when plants there begin to blossom.
Director: George Casey | Star: James Earl Jones
Votes: 707
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