Ayaanle
New York African Film Festival 2022
May 12 - 17, 2022
Ayaanle is a 21-year-old who aspires to become an actor. His life is turned upside down after a series of events that lead him to become the most wanted man in Kenya, linked with terrorist activities across East Africa.
Q&A with lead actor Barkhad Abdirahman and producer, Mahmoud Treek on May 15
Ayaanle is a 21-year-old man living in Nairobi who aspires to become an actor and conquer Hollywood. Despite his conservative upbringing and impoverished background, he remains optimistic about making it in the film industry, and hopes to emulate his hero Denzel Washington. His life is turned upside down after a series of unlikely events that lead him to become the most wanted man in Kenya, linked with terrorist activities across East Africa.
Co-presented by Safari Restaurant (Somali Restaurant).
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