Unseen Nairobi
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DO YOU LOVE ME
2025 | 65 mins | A film by Lana Daher| Arabic (English subtitles)
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Do You Love Me is a playful and personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory, composed entirely of archival footage.
It is a love letter to Beirut, spanning 70 years of film, TV, home videos, and photography, exploring the Lebanese collective psyche – marked by joy and intimacy, destruction and loss.
Through the eyes of citizens, filmmakers and artists, the film reconstructs a fragmented history in a country without a national archive, celebrating creative expression as both resistance, renewal and a way to preserve memory.
*Please note that as we are a small, cultural space our tickets are non refundable & cannot be exchanged for another date. So if you decide you can’t come at the last minute, we suggest donating or reselling your ticket! Make a friend happy with a gift of cinema.
MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE
2025 | 1hr 32mins | A film by Elegance Bratton | English
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It was the summer of 1979 and Disco had taken over the world. For the first time, Black, gay and female artists were dominating the charts. But a backlash was brewing. On a July night in 1979, nearly 50,000 White teenagers descended on Chicago’s Comiskey Park for “Disco Demolition Night,” where they destroyed records made by mostly Black artists. Many say that the birth of house music comes from this fateful evening. Mixing cinematic recreation, archival materials, and revelatory interviews with the pioneers of house music, MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE tells this story in a new way, offering a celebration of the power the dance floor has to liberate us all, and an appreciation of the artists that kept the beat going all night long.
*Please note that as we are a small, cultural space our tickets are non refundable & cannot be exchanged for another date. So if you decide you can’t come at the last minute, we suggest donating or reselling your ticket! Make a friend happy with a gift of cinema.
DIANI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ON TOUR
2025 | 150 mins | A selection of 8 African short films
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If Turtles could Talk (2023) | A film by Juma Adero, Kenya | 19 mins
Stero (2024) | A film by Milan Tarus & Tevin Kimathi, Kenya | 12 mins
Jua Kali (2022) | A film by Joash Omondi, Kenya | 18 mins
Aasvoëls (2025) | A film by Dian Weys, South Africa | 15 mins
Brotherhood (2018) | A film by Myriem Jobeeur, Tunisia | 25 mins
Les âmes du Fouta (2026) | A film by Alpha Diallo, Sénégal | 18 mins
Mulika (2022) | A film by Maesha Maene, DRC | 13 mins
Clebs (2020) | A film by Halima Ouardiri, Morrocco, | 18 mins
*Please note that as we are a small, cultural space our tickets are non refundable & cannot be exchanged for another date. So if you decide you can’t come at the last minute, we suggest donating or reselling your ticket! Make a friend happy with a gift of cinema.
MINI MORNINGS AT UNSEEN
From fantastical adventures to hilarious animations, come and join us for a fun morning! Every Sunday from 10am. Programme usually runs for 30 - 45 minutes.
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Our Mini Mornings gives smaller kids the chance to experience films on the big screen in a child friendly environment, with soft lighting and lowered film volume. Mini Mornings are run every Sunday morning at 10am. Suitable for ages 2+
The ticket price is 650 KSH per child and includes fresh juice and a homemade snack. All children must be under the supervision of an adult. The screening is free for the accompanying adults.
MOVIE QUIZ NIGHT
Next Quiz Night - August tbc 2026
Join Mugambi Nthiga for our legendary Movie Quiz Night at Unseen’s rooftop.
Join with your team or fly solo to compete as the ultimate movie trivia champion!
You can guarantee lots of laughs and friendly competition. Tickets are free but booking is essential.
UNSEEN GEMS FILMCLUB
Next Gems: September
Join us for monthly themes and film discussions and discover the best film that you haven’t seen yet. Voting for the three film contenders via our Instagram page or Whatsapp Group.
Hosted by Unseen Nairobi with introductions & discussions led by friend, film lecturer & novelist, Matthew Daintrey-Hall.
Check out the GEMS archive on Letterboxd
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We don't want price to be a barrier to seeing and talking about great films, so pay what you can afford to join our Film Club each month!
Booking fee (supports a cheapy seaty)
550KSh
Subsidised fee (Cheapy Seaty) -
100KSh
