Kenyan movie shines at Austin Film Festival
A film featuring the life of one of the leading Kenyan philanthropists, Dr Charles Mulli, premiered in the United States last weekend. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
- He founded the Mully Children’s Family (MCF) in 1989 as a non-profit making, charitable organisation that caters for children who are orphaned, abandoned, abused, desperate and neglected and has helped rehabilitate over 10,000 street children.
A film featuring the life of one of the leading Kenyan philanthropists, Dr Charles Mulli, premiered in the United States last weekend. This took place during the 2015 Austin Film Festival in Texas, US. It was produced by American based Sterling Light Productions who shot it in Kenya for the last year. Directed by Scott Haze, the film has received rave reviews and labelled as a standout documentary that has exceeded expectations.
Mully tells the story of a man who rose from extreme poverty to riches and dedicated all his personal wealth for the sake of helping the poor. He founded the Mully Children’s Family (MCF) in 1989 as a non-profit making, charitable organisation that caters for children who are orphaned, abandoned, abused, desperate and neglected and has helped rehabilitate over 10,000 street children.
This is the story of an extra-ordinary man . In this film, Mulli is described as an epitome of benevolence.
