The First Grader (2010)
The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
Primary Title
- The First Grader
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 20 June 2015
Release Year
- 2010
Start Time
- 21 : 10
Finish Time
- 23 : 10
Duration
- 120:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films--Kenya
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Older men--Kenya--Drama
- Right to education--Kenya--Drama
Genres
- Biography
- Drama
- Romance
Contributors
- Justin Chadwick (Director)
- Ann Peacock (Writer)
- Naomie Harris (Actor)
- Oliver Litondo (Actor)
- Tony Kgoroge (Actor)
- Sam Feuer (Producer)
- Richard Harding (Producer)
- David M. Thompson (Producer)
- Mario Zvan (Producer)
- Rob Hardy (Cinematographer)
- BBC Films (Production Unit)
- UK Film Council (Production Unit)
- Sixth Sense Productions (Production Unit)
- Origin Pictures (Production Unit)
- Big Boy Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Feature films--Kenya
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Older men--Kenya--Drama
- Right to education--Kenya--Drama