Nairobi-based writer Maimouna Jallow on her film Tales of the Accidental City
Category Archives: Tales of the Accidental City
PRESS RELEASE_Experimental Zoom Film Spotlights Nairobi
Play paints portrait of simmering anger among Kenyans
The Daily Nation
The play, Tales of The Accidental City, is a fresh breath into the literary scene.
Business Daily
Play paints portrait of simmering anger among Kenyans
Podcast Alert!
When we as Africans tell our own stories, we re-write the stories in the history books that our children are still taught in schools.
BBC Focus on Africa
Tales of the Accidental City’s Director Maimouna Jallow talked to BBC Focus on Africa radio about holding rehearsals via video link, and how the Covid-19 pandemic had an impact on the project.
Nairobi Ni Mimi- A series of realistic and othered African narratives
As with many literary and theatrical yarns, the ‘Tales of the Accidental City’ audio play has spawned another series titled, “Nairobi Ni Mimi” (Nairobi is Me). Through this series we will bring you stories that reflect the real lives of Africans living in African cities.