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At Magic Works Production, we strive to tell all kinds of stories but above all we endeavor to give to African stories a voice. Sometimes all it takes is a touch of Magic....... African Magic.
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Hey Friends ! you can now watch BoxedMovie on SunnStream as many times as you would like https://watch.sunnstream.com/boxed
We will be coming to more places soon!
Boxed is an award-winning fictionalized short film based on the true story of the terrifying daring escape of Henry "Box" Brown, an enslaved man who used creativity to escape from slavery in 1849 by mailing himself to freedom.
Episode 2 of Built for Good Africa podcast on Spotify features host Mugure Njendu chatting with a legend in The Built Environment in East Africa; Architect James Gitoho, director of Triad Architects and a Fellow of The Architectural Association of Kenya.
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/builtforgoodafrica/episodes/Season-1-Episode-2-A-conversation-with-a-legend-in-the-built-environment-in-East-Africa--Architect-James-Gitoho-e2a9801/a-aaerlt0
IT'S HERE!!!
LISTEN to Season 1, Episode 2 of Built for Good Africa's Podcast on NOW;
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/builtforgoodafrica/episodes/Season-1-Episode-2-A-conversation-with-a-legend-in-the-built-environment-in-East-Africa--Architect-James-Gitoho-e2a9801
This conversation features a legend in The Built Environment in East Africa; Architect James Gitoho, director of Triad Architects and a Fellow of The Architectural Association of Kenya . He speaks on the global importance of the role of the architect in climate action and contextualizes this locally.
Host; Mugure Njendu
Director; Wanjiru Njendu
Producer; Wambui Kairo
Take a listen
Built for Good Africa host Mugure Njendu chats with Elizabeth Wangeci Chege , Board Secretary of
global World Green Building Council
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/builtforgoodafrica/episodes/Season-1-Episode-1--An-interview-with-African-Green-Building-Champion--Elizabeth-Chege-e292knu/a-aab5n67
IT'S HERE!!!
LISTEN to Season 1, Episode 2 of Built for Good Africa's Podcast on NOW;
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/builtforgoodafrica/episodes/Season-1-Episode-2-A-conversation-with-a-legend-in-the-built-environment-in-East-Africa--Architect-James-Gitoho-e2a9801
This conversation features a legend in The Built Environment in East Africa; Architect James Gitoho, director of Triad Architects and a Fellow of The Architectural Association of Kenya . He speaks on the global importance of the role of the architect in climate action and contextualizes this locally.
Host; Mugure Njendu
Director; Wanjiru Njendu
Producer; Wambui Kairo
Wanjiru's parents instilled a love of reading in her and now she gets to share the same with the world with Illimu, which is her short story.
It is One of 29 stories published in the book from an amazing community of filmmakers. Loving reading my friends and peers stories!! Loving all the reviews that readers are tagging us in.
Thank you to Dark Matter Magazine for putting out HAUNTED REELS Volume1! Go to www.darkmattermagazine.shop/haunted10 for 10% off the book! or
The book is also available (no discount 😔) on Amazon (book and e-book) and Barnes and Noble.
The Favor The Favor Film is an official selection of the Columbus, Indiana YES Film Festival Yes Cinema and Cafe taking place October 27-29, 2023, in Columbus, Indiana.
It's official! Wanjiru Njendu can say she is an author as well

Thank you Dark Matter Magazine for putting out HAUNTED REELS Volume 1!
Go to www.darkmattermagazine.shop/haunted10 for 10% off the book!
I'm so honored excited to have my short story included with some amazing fellow filmmakers. Seriously such an amazing list of incredibly talented people!! We formed a community during the pandemic lockdown meeting weekly via Zoom to encourage each other or just chat.
These 29 short stories were born out of a film community that found a way to stay connected & uplift during the pandemic lockdowns, we decided to write these shorts to share.
BJ Colangelo
Jay Baruchel (How to train your dragon)
Malachi Moore
C. Robert Cargill (Sinister, Dr. Strange)
Aaron Moorhead (Loki Season 2, Moonknight, Synchronic)
Wanjiru Njendu
Izzy Lee
Graham Skipper
Gary Sherman (Poltergist 3, Deathline, Miami Vice)
Carl Lucas
Brea Grant
Justin Benson
Janina Gavankar & Russo Schelling
Nick Peterson
Jared Moshe
Jordan Goldstein
Sarah Bolger
Owen Egerton
Gigi Saul Guerrero
Ariel Vida
Gille Klabin
Lola Blanc
Michael Dunker
Pierce Brothers
Al White
Cezil Reed
Elise Finnerty & Estelle Girard-Parks
Kyra Gardner
David Lawson
Trailer drop The Favor Film
Getting to create this look on Thomas Beaudoin with the Special effects makeup artist and costume designer was so much fun. Our Director Wanjiru Njendu Pulled some inspiration from Maleficent and Batman video games. 😃
First look at Azrael, Angel of Death, brilliantly portrayed in The Favor Film by Thomas Beaudoin
Special effects makeup by Angela Santori.
Costume design by Julieta Messmer
Poster drop for The Favor Film
Like the film's page to get updates as we kick off our festival run and screenings this year!
Poster drop!!
An interview by Emerson College on alumni, our Built for Good Africa director Wanjiru Njendu and series creator Mugure Njendu
Doing our part to highlight
The mission of the series is to demonstrate the ingenuity, impact, and affordability of green building practices. In doing so, the series highlights the efforts of green organizations throughout Africa that strive to fight against the ever-worsening climate change, which disproportionately affects areas on the African continent.
https://lnkd.in/gse-JArb
The series, directed by Wanjiru, showcases green building projects, technologies, and architects, starting with a focus on Kenya and looking to expand to showcase green builds from all over Africa.
Season 1, Episode 2 of Built for Good Africa!
Featuring
An Eco-Friendly Farmstay that is completely off the grid AND a conversation with a global green building champion, Vice-Chair of the World Green Building Council.
Telling African Stories on Green Buildings
to watch
Built for Good Africa. Telling African Stories on Green Buildings. In this Episode we profile Bessotted Farmstay based in Naromoru, Kenya. A Farmstay that is...
Hey Friends in a some dope April news you can watch the short BoxedMovie on Tubi as part of the Black Power series which is comprised of short films. Boxed is about 1 hour in the series!! Just sign up for an account and get watching. Super easy 😎.
Thank you for your constant support of the film the cast and crew's amazing work on it!!
https://tubitv.com/movies/661083/black-power-series
Black Lives Matter is a series of short films within a full-length feature that deals with race, police brutality, activism and slavery.
Beyond thrilled by this win! Congratulations to the BoxedMovie family!!!
Thrilled to share that Boxed won the 2021 Abraham Lincoln Award for Best film on Liberty and Equality by the Chicago International Indie Film Festival that is organized by the American Film Society.
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Wanjiru's parents instilled a love of reading in her and now she gets to share the same with the world with Illimu, which is her short story. It is One of 29 stories published in the book from an amazing community of filmmakers. Loving reading my friends and peers stories!! Loving all the reviews that readers are tagging us in. Thank you to Dark Matter Magazine for putting out HAUNTED REELS Volume1! Go to www.darkmattermagazine.shop/haunted10 for 10% off the book! or #clicklinkinbio The book is also available (no discount 😔) on Amazon (book and e-book) and Barnes and Noble. #HauntedReels #darkmattermagazine #horror #bookrelease #buynow
It's official! Wanjiru Njendu can say she is an author as well  Thank you Dark Matter Magazine for putting out HAUNTED REELS Volume 1! Go to www.darkmattermagazine.shop/haunted10 for 10% off the book! I'm so honored excited to have my short story included with some amazing fellow filmmakers. Seriously such an amazing list of incredibly talented people!! We formed a community during the pandemic lockdown meeting weekly via Zoom to encourage each other or just chat. These 29 short stories were born out of a film community that found a way to stay connected & uplift during the pandemic lockdowns, we decided to write these shorts to share. #HauntedReels #darkmattermagazine #horror #bookrelease #buynow BJ Colangelo Jay Baruchel (How to train your dragon) Malachi Moore C. Robert Cargill (Sinister, Dr. Strange) Aaron Moorhead (Loki Season 2, Moonknight, Synchronic) Wanjiru Njendu Izzy Lee Graham Skipper Gary Sherman (Poltergist 3, Deathline, Miami Vice) Carl Lucas Brea Grant Justin Benson Janina Gavankar & Russo Schelling Nick Peterson Jared Moshe Jordan Goldstein Sarah Bolger Owen Egerton Gigi Saul Guerrero Ariel Vida Gille Klabin Lola Blanc Michael Dunker Pierce Brothers Al White Cezil Reed Elise Finnerty & Estelle Girard-Parks Kyra Gardner David Lawson
Kurt Kelly "The Voice Of Experience"
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