"Mo and Me", a documentary that tells the life of Mohamed Amin, opens to the public on the 18th of May at The Junction along Ngong Road. As soon as I get the show times and run length I will post it here. It has been shown in NYC and LA to great acclaim.
Mohamed was the Kenyan photojournelist who greatly impacted the world with his pictures of the Ethiopian famine during 1984. He worked on a wide variety of subjects, from African coups to African wildlife. His work probably had a greater impact on the world community than any other Kenyan. George HW Bush stated - "Mohamed Amin mobilised the conscience of mankind. Many millions are alive today because he risked his life time and again". Mother Teresa told him that "God sent you for this hour". In 1996, an air crash off the Comoros Island took his life.
His son, Salim Amin, has admirably continued his work. Lately he has been promoting the idea of a African satillite TV network, along the lines of Al-Jazeera. The Mohamad Amin Foundation sponsers the training of aspiring African TV producers. If you purchased a coffee table book containing the beauty of Kenya or a guide to other African countries, there is a good chance it was published by Camerapix, the company founded by Mohamed and currently run by Salim.
An excellent book about his life is "The Man Who Moved the World" by Bob Smith with Salim Amin. It is available at most Nairobi bookshops or for readers in NA or Europe it is available at Amazon.com
The only thing holding one back from imagining that they are at a true Hollywood event was the location - at The Junction.
Ultimately though, the credit goes to Mo for planting the seed in his son.
Please, please go and see this documentary. I wasn't able to get exact show times and locations, but it is playing at all Nu Metro cinema locations. Check the Standard or Daily Nation for times.
