Making a movie that costs nothing

The time around Christmas and New Year is always full of hope, promise, new impulses and ideas on how to get away from the negative spiral. Young people are mentioned alongside alcohol, drugs and mischief. We hear a lot about school dropouts, teenage pregnancies and unprotected sexual activities, but there is also positive news.

Meda, the Malindi Education and Development Association, contacted some people and requested them to prepare a budget to produce a real life story at minimum cost. Max Kombe took on the challenge together with Teddy Savallas Otieno, a filmmaker just returned from a few years stint in Italy. Now he shares his experience and know-how with young talented people locally.