To wrap up its originals slate for the year, MultiChoice’s Showmax has released the trailer for “A Familiar Christmas”, Kenya’s first-ever Christmas feature, to premiere on 15 December 2022.
The film follows the Moran family as they reunite to spend a Christmas holiday together for the first time in three years. However, their plans for a loving holiday are disrupted when secrets and a meddling mother wreak havoc in the household.
Scripted by Natasha Likimani, “A Familiar Christmas” is directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Reuben Odanga, making this his second feature film after the history-making “Nafsi”, which became the first Kenyan film to achieve an 8-week consecutive theatrical run.
Speaking about the film, Odanga said, “I love Christmas because it’s usually a time to step back and let go of the pressure of the year. Christmas means going home for most of us in Kenya, where we interact with our extended family.”
“To be the first to direct Kenya’s first Christmas feature film means documenting our present culture to offer something relatable to the Kenyan audience. So it’s daring and exciting at the same time. I have always felt that our content sometimes doesn’t consider significant calendar events like Christmas. “A Familiar Christmas” captures the season’s mood from our perspective; it’s a step to bring our content and culture home,” Odanga adds.
