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Kipaji Lab A place where creativity thrives!

Before there were platforms, there was Lionel Ngakane — the South African filmmaker who left under apartheid, broke thro...
07/09/2026

Before there were platforms, there was Lionel Ngakane — the South African filmmaker who left under apartheid, broke through in exile, and helped found the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers so the next generation wouldn't have to fight alone. Kipaji Lab works in the space he helped clear.

"If your dream only includes you, it's too small." — Ava DuVernay. Ours includes a whole continent of storytellers — and...
04/09/2026

"If your dream only includes you, it's too small." — Ava DuVernay. Ours includes a whole continent of storytellers — and the next chapter is being written in South Africa. 🎈 Join the Red Balloon Festival SA interest registry (link in comments).

She's not waiting to be discovered. She's out shooting. The future of African cinema is already at work — our job is to ...
02/09/2026

She's not waiting to be discovered. She's out shooting. The future of African cinema is already at work — our job is to back her.

The energy in this photo? Imagine it in Johannesburg. 🎈 Red Balloon Festival SA — join the interest registry to follow a...
31/08/2026

The energy in this photo? Imagine it in Johannesburg. 🎈 Red Balloon Festival SA — join the interest registry to follow along (link in comments).

Not a concept. Not a pilot. A working model: real cameras, real stories, real futures — already proven in Kenya, built f...
28/08/2026

Not a concept. Not a pilot. A working model: real cameras, real stories, real futures — already proven in Kenya, built for the continent.

Dr John Kani has spent six decades proving that South African stories belong on every stage and screen in the world — fr...
26/08/2026

Dr John Kani has spent six decades proving that South African stories belong on every stage and screen in the world — from apartheid-era protest theatre to global blockbusters. Legacy like his is the shoulders our young filmmakers stand on.

Djibril Diop Mambéty made films like no one before or since — and he called cinema 'magic in the service of dreams.' At ...
19/08/2026

Djibril Diop Mambéty made films like no one before or since — and he called cinema 'magic in the service of dreams.' At Kipaji Lab, we hand that magic to the next generation and ask: what will you dream?

The story is written three times: on the page, on set, and in the edit. The Lab teaches all three drafts.
17/08/2026

The story is written three times: on the page, on set, and in the edit. The Lab teaches all three drafts.

The best part of any lab: the moment the work meets an audience. Stories made here don't stay here.
14/08/2026

The best part of any lab: the moment the work meets an audience. Stories made here don't stay here.

It's official-ish 😉 — the Red Balloon Festival is coming to South Africa: a festival and symposium celebrating African v...
12/08/2026

It's official-ish 😉 — the Red Balloon Festival is coming to South Africa: a festival and symposium celebrating African visual storytelling. Details are under wraps for now. Want them first? Join the interest registry: https://kipajilab.com/get-involved/

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Nairobi
254

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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+254745721037

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