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Mbithi Masya is a film maker, artist and writer born in Nairobi, Kenya. <ref>{{Cite web|title=ONE ON ONE: Filmmaker, writer and artist Mbithi Masya|url=https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/showbiz/one-on-one-filmmaker-writer-and-artist-mbithi-masya-1236420|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Nation|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mbithi Masya|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6807016/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kulish|first=Nicholas|date=2014-01-08|title=African Artists, Lifted by the Promises of Democracy and the Web (Published 2014)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/world/africa/african-artists-lifted-by-the-promises-of-democracy-and-the-web.html|access-date=2020-10-21|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Mbithi Masya
| name = Mbithi Masya
| birth_date = 13 December 1985
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya
| birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya
| alma_mater = [[Strathmore School]], [[Strathmore University]]
| alma_mater = [[Strathmore School]], [[Strathmore University]]
| occupation = Film Producer
| occupation = Film Producer
| notable_works = [[Kati Kati]] [[Just a Band]]
| notable_works = [[Kati Kati]] [[Just a Band]]
| website = http://mbithi.co
| website = {{URL|http://mbithi.co}}
}}
}}
'''Mbithi Masya''' is a film maker, artist and writer born in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ONE ON ONE: Filmmaker, writer and artist Mbithi Masya|url=https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/showbiz/one-on-one-filmmaker-writer-and-artist-mbithi-masya-1236420|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Nation|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mbithi Masya|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6807016/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kulish|first=Nicholas|date=2014-01-08|title=African Artists, Lifted by the Promises of Democracy and the Web (Published 2014)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/world/africa/african-artists-lifted-by-the-promises-of-democracy-and-the-web.html|access-date=2020-10-21|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

He was part of the experimental collective [[Just a Band]], where he produced the videos for Hahe (known for reprising the character [[Makmende]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Modiba|date=2010-05-24|title=Viral "Makmende" Signals Shift in African Music as Twitter Generation Takes Lead|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/modiba/viral-makmende-signals-sh_b_576992.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref>), Matatizo and other songs. His most recent work is the film [[Kati Kati]], which won awards at the [[Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto Film Festival]] and was submitted to the [[Academy Awards]] as Kenya's official submission for a foreign language film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-11|title=Kalasha Awards 2017: Kati Kati wins big|url=https://stories.showmax.com/kalasha-awards-2017-kati-kati-wins-big/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Showmax Stories|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kenyan film ‘Kati Kati’ selected for Oscar Awards|url=https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/chillax/kati-kati-selected-oscar-awards|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Nairobi News|language=en-US}}</ref>

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[[Category:1985 births]]
He was part of the experimental collective [[Just a Band]], where he produced the videos for Hahe (known for reprising the character [[Makmende]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Modiba|date=2010-05-24|title=Viral "Makmende" Signals Shift in African Music as Twitter Generation Takes Lead|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/modiba/viral-makmende-signals-sh_b_576992.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref>), Matatizo and other songs. His most recent work is the film [[Kati Kati]], which won awards at the Toronto Film Festival and was submitted to the [[Academy Awards]] as Kenya's official submission for a foreign language film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-11|title=Kalasha Awards 2017: Kati Kati wins big|url=https://stories.showmax.com/kalasha-awards-2017-kati-kati-wins-big/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Showmax Stories|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kenyan film ‘Kati Kati’ selected for Oscar Awards|url=https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/chillax/kati-kati-selected-oscar-awards|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Nairobi News|language=en-US}}</ref> He
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kenyan film directors]]
[[Category:People from Nairobi]]

Latest revision as of 21:27, 25 January 2023

Mbithi Masya
Born (1985-12-13) 13 December 1985 (age 38)
Nairobi, Kenya
Alma materStrathmore School, Strathmore University
OccupationFilm Producer
Notable workKati Kati Just a Band
Websitembithi.co

Mbithi Masya is a film maker, artist and writer born in Nairobi, Kenya.[1][2][3]

He was part of the experimental collective Just a Band, where he produced the videos for Hahe (known for reprising the character Makmende[4]), Matatizo and other songs. His most recent work is the film Kati Kati, which won awards at the Toronto Film Festival and was submitted to the Academy Awards as Kenya's official submission for a foreign language film.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ONE ON ONE: Filmmaker, writer and artist Mbithi Masya". Nation. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. ^ "Mbithi Masya". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. ^ Kulish, Nicholas (2014-01-08). "African Artists, Lifted by the Promises of Democracy and the Web (Published 2014)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  4. ^ Modiba (2010-05-24). "Viral "Makmende" Signals Shift in African Music as Twitter Generation Takes Lead". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  5. ^ "Kalasha Awards 2017: Kati Kati wins big". Showmax Stories. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  6. ^ "Kenyan film 'Kati Kati' selected for Oscar Awards". Nairobi News. Retrieved 2020-10-21.