If you had the chance to condemn a criminal to death, would you do it? That is the question the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) posed to its audience at a very unique and experimental screening of the first two episodes of interactive TV series “Tuko Macho,” created by Kenya’s The Nest Collective and directed by Jim Chuchu.
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“Tuko Macho” tells the story of a vigilante group in Nairobi who decides to take the criminal justice system not only into their own hands, but also into the hands of the public. The first episode in the series introduces us to Charlo, a petty thief in the middle of terrorizing of a young man before his abduction by the vigilantes, who call themselves Tuko Macho (Swahili translation: “We Are Watching”).
Presented with his crime via livestream,...
Read More: The 2016 IndieWire Tiff Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
“Tuko Macho” tells the story of a vigilante group in Nairobi who decides to take the criminal justice system not only into their own hands, but also into the hands of the public. The first episode in the series introduces us to Charlo, a petty thief in the middle of terrorizing of a young man before his abduction by the vigilantes, who call themselves Tuko Macho (Swahili translation: “We Are Watching”).
Presented with his crime via livestream,...
- 9/15/2016
- by Kelly Townsend
- Indiewire
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