Think pan-African or go home, ‘Cocoa Dreams’ producer challenges Kenyan filmmakers

Producer and screenwriter Jinna "Georgina" Mutune Odede (wearing black skirt), the producer for the film Cocoa Dreams on set for the film. 

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For most Kenyan filmmakers, getting a film into local cinemas is considered a victory. But with barely a handful of functioning cinemas in Kenya, producing a feature film can feel like investing in a business with almost no market.

For producer and screenwriter Jinna Mutune Odede, that reality forced her to rethink everything she knew about distribution.

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