The Nest Collective is a multidisciplinary collective living and working in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Head over to @LIFTfestival to catch these inspiring and compelling seven short films from the London chapter of our… https://t.co/fhH4RCMc4C
13 Mar 2023, 3:45 pm
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RT @LIFTfestival: Today is the last day you can see the moving collection of portraits by Nairobi-based artists @thisisthenest Seven… https://t.co/yqLDyVSMaB
13 Mar 2023, 3:38 pm
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RT @jinkubeats: Scored a documentary and did sound mix with my buddy @NuFvnk last year for the @thisisthenest and @LIFTfestival se… https://t.co/cgwRJRg3NE
6 Mar 2023, 9:33 pm

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Thank you so much for having us @iffmh🌻🎬!

BLOSSOM: Our very own @zi.ggie and the lovely @callmedjiv will be performing at the Klub Karlstorbahnhof for the BLOSSOM event which is part of the @iffmh! Ziggie and IV will be performing alongside the German-based talented DJs JOEY LOU and OLIV fro

IFFMH: We are excited to share that we will be at the @iffmh showcasing a selection of our compelling shorts; ‘We Need Prayers,’ ‘Tuko Macho,’ ‘To Catch A Dream,’ our anthology film, ‘Stories of Our Lives,&rs

We have come to a bittersweet end of our outdoor art installation ‘Return To Sender’ journey at the @snfcc in Athens! Curated by @katerina.gregos, ‘Return To Sender’ opened at the SNFCC Esplanade on April 26, 2023, and was on

MORE THAN WORDS: Our long-awaited illustrated book of queer stories “More Than Words is now **available for purchase** at @papercafe.nbo! “More Than Words” is a collection of illustrated queer stories that brings together selected a

PODCAST: Our very own @sunnydolat had an insightful conversation with artist @jeremyhutchison and fashion historian @amberbutchart for series 3 of Amber’s podcast, #ClothCultures! Sunny and Jeremy discuss the installations “Return To Send

DIFF 2017 Focus on Kenya / The Nest Collective in Durban

Our Head of Production Njeri Gitungo and Sunny Dolat represented us as part of the Kenyan delegation that went to the 2017 edition of the Durban International Film Festival, where three of our films - Homecoming, Stories of Our Lives and To Catch A Dream – were screened as part of the festival’s Focus on Kenyan Filmmaking.

EventsThe Nest Collective27 September 2017Durban Film Festival, Showcase, Let This Be A Warning, Stories of Our Lives, To Catch A Dream

Jim Chuchu at the Electric South VR Workshop

Our own Jim Chuchu went down to the beautiful (and chilly) Boschendal wine estate in Cape Town to take part as an advisor in the second edition of Electric South's New Dimensions VR workshop.