Unseen Nairobi

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Oscar Nominated Shorts - Live Action

Screening May 14th - May 31st 2024, 7PM | 140 min.

  • This special release features the year's most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time shortly after nominations are announced.

    Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary. Sadly the Documentary & Animation shorts are not available for Kenya but we are happy to have all five Live Action shorts.

    Trigger warning: Violence, grief & suicide.

    Link here to film synopsis

To ensure minimal disruption for punctual customers, those arriving more than 15 minutes after the film starts will, regrettably, not be granted entry. Please note, refunds are not available. Tickets are non-transferable.

LYD

SCREENING: MAY 8th - 29th 2024. Wednesdays only, 7PM

2023  |  78 min.  |   A Film by Rami Younis + Sarah Ema Friedland| Palestine | Language: Arabic | Subtitle: English

  • A Sci-Fi documentary in animation and live action.

    A story of a city that once connected Palestine to the world — what it once was, what it is now, and what it could have become.

To ensure minimal disruption for punctual customers, those arriving more than 15 minutes after the film starts will, regrettably, not be granted entry. Please note, refunds are not available. Tickets are non-transferable.

Mini Mornings at Unseen - May

SCREENING: Sun, May 05, 2024 - Sun, May 26, 2024, 10AM

From fantastical adventures to hilarious animations, come and join us for a fun morning!

  • Our Mini Mornings gives smaller kids the chance to experience films on the big screen in a child friendly environment, with soft lighting and lowered film volume. Mini Mornings are run every Sunday morning at 10am. Suitable for ages 2+ 

    The ticket price is 650 KSH per child and includes fresh juice and a healthy, homemade snack. All children must be under the supervision of an adult. The screening is free for the accompanying adults.

Unseen Gems Filmclub

SCREENING: Last Sunday of the month. Next Gems: May 19th, 3PM with the theme “Tripples”.

The winning film is JULES ET JIM' (1962, Truffaut) - the French New Wave classic, and throuple love story that spans decades.

Join us for monthly themes and film discussions and discover the best film that you haven’t seen yet.

  • We don't want price to be a barrier to seeing and talking about great films, so pay what you can afford to join our Film Club each month!

    Booking fee (supports a cheapy seaty)

    550KSh

    Subsidised fee (Cheapy Seaty) -

    100KSh

Coming Soon…

FOUR DAUGHTERS

2023  |  107 min.  |   A Film by Kaouther Ben Hania| Language: Arabic | Subtitle: English

Screening June 2024

  • Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. To fill in their absence, the filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses and invents a unique cinema experience that will lift the veil on Olfa and her daughters' life stories. An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, transmission and sisterhood that will question the very foundations of our societies.

To ensure minimal disruption for punctual customers, those arriving more than 15 minutes after the film starts will, regrettably, not be granted entry. Please note, refunds are not available. Tickets are non-transferable.