Films That Explain One Thing Well

Twelve short animated films on media literacy, peace and tolerance, press freedom, and inclusion. Seven carry a Kenyan Sign Language interpreter on screen; all twelve are subtitled. Press play on any thumbnail to watch in full.

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Check and Verify the Message

Angalia na Uthibitishe Ujumbe

A young man forwards a message without checking it. A step-by-step look at how to trace a claim back to its source before passing it on.

Kiswahili / Sheng' KSL interpreted Subtitled

Think Before Sharing

What happens after you hit share. The film follows a rumour as it travels, and shows the moment where it could have been stopped.

Kiswahili / Sheng' KSL interpreted Subtitled

Confronting Gender Stereotypes

Kukabili Mitazamo ya Kijinsia

Challenging the assumptions that shape how women candidates and voters are described, judged, and reported on.

Kiswahili / Sheng' KSL interpreted Subtitled

Campaign Against Hate Speech

Kampeni Dhidi ya Jumbe za Chuki

How hostile messaging escalates during a campaign season, and the practical choices ordinary people can make to refuse to amplify it.

Kiswahili / Sheng' KSL interpreted Subtitled

Journalists' Rights and Freedom of Expression

Haki za Wanahabari na Uhuru wa Kujieleza

Why a reporter's ability to work safely is a voter's issue, not only a newsroom one.

Kiswahili / Sheng' KSL interpreted Subtitled

Finding Reliable Election Information

Kupata Taarifa za Kuaminika Kuhusu Uchaguzi

Where trustworthy election information actually comes from, and how to tell an official source from a convincing imitation.

Kiswahili / Sheng' KSL interpreted Subtitled

Peace on Election Day and After

Kuhubiri Amani Siku ya Kupiga Kura na Baada ya Uchaguzi

A short, direct appeal for calm through the count and the announcement of results.

Kiswahili / Sheng' KSL interpreted Subtitled

Peaceful Electoral Participation and Acceptance

Friends argue over a losing candidate. The longest film in the series, on accepting a result you did not want.

Kiswahili & English Subtitled

Check and Verify the Message

English edition

The English-language edition of the verification film, for English-first audiences and partner distribution.

English Subtitled

Think Before Sharing

English edition

The English-language edition, following the same characters as they trace a forwarded message back to its origin.

English Subtitled

Countering Hate Speech

English edition

Rumours that a rival candidate is 'a fraud and a cheat' spread through a friendship group — and are challenged from inside it.

English Subtitled

Journalists' Rights

English edition

The English-language edition on press freedom and the pressure reporters face when covering a campaign.

English Subtitled

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