The Nest Collective is a multidisciplinary collective living and working in Nairobi, Kenya.

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BLOSSOM: Our very own @zi.ggie and the lovely @callmedjiv will be performing at the Klub Karlstorbahnhof for the BLOSSOM event which is part of the @iffmh! Ziggie and IV will be performing alongside the German-based talented DJs JOEY LOU and OLIV fro

IFFMH: We are excited to share that we will be at the @iffmh showcasing a selection of our compelling shorts; ‘We Need Prayers,’ ‘Tuko Macho,’ ‘To Catch A Dream,’ our anthology film, ‘Stories of Our Lives,&rs

We have come to a bittersweet end of our outdoor art installation ‘Return To Sender’ journey at the @snfcc in Athens! Curated by @katerina.gregos, ‘Return To Sender’ opened at the SNFCC Esplanade on April 26, 2023, and was on

MORE THAN WORDS: Our long-awaited illustrated book of queer stories “More Than Words is now **available for purchase** at @papercafe.nbo! “More Than Words” is a collection of illustrated queer stories that brings together selected a

PODCAST: Our very own @sunnydolat had an insightful conversation with artist @jeremyhutchison and fashion historian @amberbutchart for series 3 of Amber’s podcast, #ClothCultures! Sunny and Jeremy discuss the installations “Return To Send

Posts tagged We Need Prayers

Sudu Connexion’s AFROFUTURISTIK: Featuring We Need Prayers

We are excited to announce that This One Went To Market, an episode from our series We Need Prayers, featuring Patricia Kihoro and Hilda Gichungo, has been included in Sudu Connexion’s 6th edition of Quartiers Lointains, their short film touring program! The edition, called AFROFUTURISTIK, is a program also featuring other African sci-fi short films from Morocco (via filmmaker Sofia Alaoui), Rwanda (via filmmaker Kantarama Gahigiri), Nigeria (via filmmaker C.J.Obasi), and Congo (via filmmaker Baloji).

NewsThe Nest Collective2 February 2021We Need Prayers, AFROFUTURUSTIK

The Nest Collective at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival

In partnership with the Goethe-Institut in Nairobi, we are thrilled to be presenting some of our work at the upcoming Oberhausen International Short Film Festival - one of the oldest short film festivals in the world, now in its 66th edition! Our presence at the festival is as part of a new cooperation between the Goethe Institut and the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. Their first partner in this program is the Goethe-Institut Nairobi, and we are super proud to be selected to present our work, practice and the society we operate from.

Events, NewsThe Nest Collective13 May 2020Goethe-Institut, Tuko Macho, We Need Prayers, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival

We Need Prayers: A New Series premieres January 31st

We Need Prayers - a new series by the Nest Collective - premieres this January 31st on our Facebook page. :)

News, ProjectsThe Nest Collective19 January 2018We Need Prayers, Series

Performa 17: The Nest Collective Explores Afrofuturism, Black Silence & Protest in Film (via Okayafrica)

A selection of our moving image works were screened at the Performa 17 biennial last month, and though we were not in attendance, we were very happy to read this review by Amirah Mercer via Okayafrica, and were especially glad at this mention of When We Are/When We Are Not…

EventsThe Nest Collective2 December 2017Performa, When We Are/When We Are Not, Okayafrica, We Need Prayers

The Nest Collective at Performa 17 (and a new short film by us!)

We're really excited to be taking part in Performa 17 this November 12th! A selection of our films (To Catch A Dream, When We Are, We Need Prayers and Dinka Translation) will be screening at New York's performance art biennial as part of the Afroglossia Film Program (our Charvet typeface was used to design the program logo!).

Events, ProductionThe Nest Collective2 November 2017We Need Prayers, Performa, New York, New Work, Afroglossia, Charvet

We Need Prayers: A Short Film by the Nest Collective

Production, NewsThe Nest Collective22 June 2017We Need Prayers, Rapcha the Sayantist, Alice Kithinji, Tuko Macho, Dystopia, Nairobbery, Nairobi