№ 01 / Brand Activation

Red Bull Basement.

FormatPitch night
VenueiHub Nairobi
FramesSelected · 9
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№ 02 / Lifestyle & Community

Nani's Cafe Party.

FormatPadel social
VenuePadel Kenya, Nairobi
FramesSelected · 10
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№ 03 / Film & Community

HER screening.

FormatScreening · Q&A
FramesSelected · 12
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№ 04 / Festival · Night

Most Wanted.

FormatOpen-air festival
FramesSelected · 05
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№ 04 — Events

Four rooms.
One kind of energy.

№ 04.1 — Manifesto

Events are now or never. The handshake. The mid-laugh. The moment a stranger leans in to listen.

You can re-shoot a plate. You can re-light a room. You cannot re-stage someone realising they're meeting the right person.

Event work is reportage with a cinematographer's eye. We move fast, light gently, and read the room before we read the brief. The result is a deck of frames a brand can actually use — speaker portraits, candid networking, atmosphere shots, and the wide hero that anchors the recap.

Four events below — a pitch night, a padel social, a film screening and a festival after dark. Four completely different rooms. One disciplined approach.

01 / Red Bull Basement 02 / Nani's Cafe Party 03 / HER Screening 04 / The Most Wanted
№ 01 — Brand Activation

Red Bull Basement.

Client
Red Bull Media House
Format
Pitch night · Showcase
Venue
iHub Nairobi
Coverage
Stage · Booths · Networking · Rooftop
Joey Shiundu & James Njang on the SENTI pitch stage Abdihamid Hassan delivering his pitch with KENYA badge Speaker on stage with Microsoft & AMD partners slide MC at the Red Bull Basement podium Crowd at the activation booths under neon Red Bull signage Two delegates leaning in during a networking moment Two delegates trading notes on a phone screen Rooftop bar with Red Bull umbrellas at sundown Outdoor table conversation, recap moment
SENTI — Joey & James on the pitch stage.
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The full set
SENTI pitch on stage
01 — Stage
SENTI · Joey & James.
Abdihamid Hassan with mic
02 — Stage
Kenya — Abdihamid.
Partners slide moment
03 — Stage
The partners.
MC at the podium
04 — Stage
The MC.
Crowd at booths under neon
05 — Atmosphere
Between rounds.
Networking — leaning in conversation
06 — Networking
The lean-in.
Trading notes on a phone
07 — Networking
Trading notes.
Rooftop bar at sundown
08 — Atmosphere
Sundown bar.
Outdoor table conversation
09 — Recap
Table for two.
№ 02 — Lifestyle & Community

Nani's Cafe Party.

Client
Nani's Cafe Party · Sunfeel Collective
Format
Padel social · Wellness · Marketplace
Venue
Padel Kenya, Nairobi
Partners
Heineken 0.0 · Savanna · Pepperstone
Speaker addressing the seated circle on the padel court Five guests in athletic wear assembled on the court Host welcoming the room with a microphone Four guests in coordinated blue activewear Two participants mid-jump during the rope routine Group exchanging on the court between rounds Guest seated under the cafe umbrella Guest at the Good Vibes / Savanna bar Guest browsing the marketplace tote rail Heineken 0.0 bicycle prop with sugarcane
The circle — host opening on centre court.
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The full set
Five guests on the padel court
02 — Group
Court lineup.
Host with microphone
03 — Stage
The welcome.
Four guests in blue activewear
04 — Group
The squad.
Two participants mid-jump
05 — Action
Lift-off.
Guest under cafe umbrella
07 — Portrait
The pause.
Group on the court
06 — Atmosphere
Between rounds.
Guest at the bar
08 — Bar
Good vibes.
Guest browsing market totes
09 — Marketplace
The browse.
Heineken bicycle prop
10 — Detail
Fans have more friends.
№ 03 — Film & Community

HER — the screening.

Host
Nani's Cafe Party
Format
Documentary screening · Q&A · Dinner
Venue
Screening room, Nairobi
Frames
Selected · 12
Audience settling into pink cinema seats Two speakers on stools on a red carpet in front of the screen Guest in a shearling jacket asking a question with a microphone and a drink Host in a green dress laughing with a microphone Guest in purple standing to speak in the cinema Three friends laughing at a dinner table Guest posing in a leather jacket in front of film posters Long dinner tables full of guests under string lights Two guests posing in front of framed film posters Guests leaning in to talk across a busy table Guest in a plaid shirt speaking into a microphone Two panellists seated in front of the screen
The room — full house before the lights drop.
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The full set
Two speakers on stools on a red carpet in front of the screen
02 — Panel
post-screening Q&A.
Guest in a shearling jacket asking a question with a microphone and a drink
03 — Floor
A question from the floor.
Host in a green dress laughing with a microphone
04 — Host
The host, mid-laugh.
Guest in purple standing to speak in the cinema
05 — Floor
the room listens.
Three friends laughing at a dinner table
06 — Dinner
the table erupts.
Guest posing in a leather jacket in front of film posters
07 — Arrivals
against the poster wall.
Long dinner tables full of guests under string lights
08 — Atmosphere
dinner first.
Guests leaning in to talk across a busy table
10 — Dinner
Catching up over the menu.
Two guests posing in front of framed film posters
09 — Arrivals
Two friends, one poster wall.
Guest in a plaid shirt speaking into a microphone
11 — Floor
The last word from the floor.
Two panellists seated in front of the screen
12 — Panel
the panel wraps.
№ 04 — Festival · Night

The Most Wanted.

Format
Open-air festival
Brief
Crowd portraits · after dark
When
After dark
Frames
Selected · 05
Man wearing a flag as a cape in front of the stage lights Festival-goer holding a printed hand fan, smiling Four friends walking across the festival grounds at night Festival-goer in leather posing in the crowd Man holding a flag overhead on the festival grounds
Flag up, stage lights behind.
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The full set
Festival-goer holding a printed hand fan, smiling
02 — Portrait
The attitude to match.
Four friends walking across the festival grounds at night
03 — Group
The crew arrives.
Festival-goer in leather posing in the crowd
04 — Portrait
Night shift on the dance floor.
Man holding a flag overhead on the festival grounds
05 — Moment
Arms up.

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