Intellectual Scum
{{Infobox film
|name = Intellectual Scum
|image =Intellectual Scum Official Poster.jpg
|director = Njue Kevin
|screenplay = Njue Kevin
|story = Field Ruwe
|starring = Jason Corder
Patrick Oketch
|cinematography = Jim Bishop
|editing = Daniel Kent
|country = Kenya
|producer = Bill Jones Afwani
Phoebe Ruguru
|runtime = 15 minutes
|caption = Theatrical release poster
|studio = Rocque Pictures
|released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|06|15|Zanzibar International Film Festival|2015|10|01}}
}}
Intellectual Scum is a 2015 Kenyan short film directed by Njue Kevin. Produced by Rocque Pictures, the film is an adaptation of the controversial article 'You Lazy (Intellectual) African Scum!' {{Cite web|url=https://mindofmalaka.com/2012/01/18/you-lazy-intellectual-african-scum/|title=You Lazy (Intellectual) African Scum!|last=Ruwe|first=Field|date=18 January 2012|website=www.mindofmalaka.com|publisher=Malaka Grant|access-date=29 December 2016}} by Field Ruwe, a USA based Zambian media practitioner.
Plot
On board a commercial airplane, an African intellectual (Field Ruwe), sits next to a white man (Walter). In their conversation, which is utterly brutal, honest and to some racist, Walter blames the ‘Intellectuals’ for the deplorable state Africa was in.{{cite web|url=http://www.actors.co.ke/en/mer/articledetail/698|website=www.actors.co.ke ® |title= YOU LAZY INTELLECTUAL SCUM - ADAPTED INTO A FILM BY KENYAN FILM MAKER NJUE KEVIN}}
Cast
- Jason Corder as Walter
- Patrick Oketch as Field Ruwe
- Kevin Samuel as the analyst
- Mkamzee Mwatela as the moderator
- Edward Kagure as the thief
- Niki Behr as the flight attendant
Production
Principal photography on the film began on 15 November 2015 and ended on 20 November 2015. The plane sequence on the film was shot on an actual plane at Wilson airport as opposed to creating a set on a sound stage.
The director, Njue Kevin, on this decision said, "We would have used twice the budget on a set other than the actual airport. When on a shoestring budget, you have to do what you have to do."
Accolades
Intellectual Scum has been met with widespread critical acclaim. Screening in three continents across the globe, critics across the east African region plod it as being the most successful short film in the history of film in Kenya.
It has screened at the following festivals thus far:
- Silicon Valley African Film Festival 2015, CA, USA.
- Film Africa 2015, United Kingdom.
- Africa international film festival, 2015. Nigeria - Student shorts - screened.{{Cite web|url=http://afriff.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015-Film_Programme_guide.pdf|title=2015 Film Programme guide|website=afriff.com|publisher=Africa International Film Festival|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=30 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430164714/http://afriff.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015-Film_Programme_guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}
- Africa Film Festival "Out of Europe" in Cologne/Germany.
- Cork Africa Film festival 2015, Ireland.
- Afrika Film festival 2016, Belgium.
- Luxor African film festival 2016, Egypt.
- Cameroon International Film Festival, 2016.
- Out of Africa Film festival 2015, Kenya.
- The Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015.
- Slum Film festival, 2015. Kenya - Judges Choice Awards -*Winner-{{Cite web|url=http://www.slumfilmfestival.net/2016/02/02/winning-entries/|title=Winning Entries|last=admin|website=The Slum Film Festival|access-date=2017-01-02}}
- Golden Diana awards, 2015. Austria
- Kalasha Film and Television awards 2015, Kenya.-Best Feature by a student- Nominated {{Cite web|url=http://www.kenyafilmcommission.com/images/pdf/listofnominees.pdf|title=KALASHA FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS 2015 -LIST OF NOMINEES|last=Kenya film commission|first=Kalasha International|website=www.kenyafilmcommission.com|publisher=Kenya Film Commission|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=6 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806145447/http://kenyafilmcommission.com/images/pdf/listofnominees.pdf|url-status=dead}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/artculture/Film-by-Kenyan-students-wins-ziff-film-festival/-/1954194/2363016/-/15buwikz/-/index.html Daily Nation]
- [http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Students-turn-film-making-passion-into-success-/-/539444/2387562/-/7f7l1q/-/index.html Business Daily Africa]
- [http://mobile.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/Film-by-Kenyan-students-wins-ziff-film-festival/-/1950774/2363016/-/format/xhtml/-/tqhrd9/-/index.html mobile.nation.ke] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522112801/https://mobile.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/Film-by-Kenyan-students-wins-ziff-film-festival/-/1950774/2363016/-/format/xhtml/-/tqhrd9/-/index.html |date=2018-05-22 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160126161430/http://www.filmkenya.co.ke/africa_on_screen/field-ruwes-lazy-african-intellectual-scum-set-film-adaptation Film Kenya magazine]
- [http://www.potentash.com/2015/04/04/intellectual-scum-a-movie-review/ Pontetash Review]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151208141907/http://www.upnairobi.com/dt_portfolio/jason-corder-intellectual-scum/ Up Nairobi Magazine]
- [http://www.varcity.co.ke/the-controversial-intellectual-scum-movie-private-screening-glitz-glamour-and-inspiration/ Varcity Kenya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621055201/http://www.varcity.co.ke/the-controversial-intellectual-scum-movie-private-screening-glitz-glamour-and-inspiration/ |date=2017-06-21 }}
- [http://www.actors.co.ke/en/mer/articledetail/698 Actors Kenya]
External links
- http://www.rocquepictures.com/index.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208150226/http://www.rocquepictures.com/index.html |date=2015-12-08 }} Official Website
- {{IMDb title|4418944}}