Block-D

  • Block-D
Genre : Drama
Type : TV series
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2009
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 30 (in minutes)
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An original series centered on the dramatic and often comical relationships between a colorful group of tenants in an apartment building in Nairobi's Kalifonia estate. The show is a satirical take on their often melodramatic interactions, providing an inside look into the development of community, where strangers become neighbors, friends and maybe even family.

2009, Kenya, TV series, HD.

Directed by Ekwa Msangi-Omari,
DP: Eric Ndung'u

Televised country-wide starting October 2009.

Commissioned by Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Produced by Spielworks Media.

All Season One episodes directed by Ekwa Msangi-Omari.




A 30 minute drama series that is centered on the dramatic and often comical relationships between a colorful group of tenants in an apartment building in Nairobi's Kalifonia estate. The show is a satirical take on their often melodramatic interactions, providing an inside look into the development of community, where strangers become neighbors, friends and maybe even family.


Block-D (2009) Pilot Episode from Ekwa Msangi-Omari on Vimeo.



This was created as a speculative episode to garner interest in commissioning the entire show.

Director: Ekwa Msangi-Omari
Director-of-Photography: Nick Oloo
Production Company: Spielworks Media

Starring: Lucy Nyagah, Ken Ambani, Betty Wangeci, Janet Kirina, Melvin Alusa, Adhiambo Opondo, Steenie Njoroge

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  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
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  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
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  • Africiné
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