The Reel ANNRITA KIRIAMITI AGE 26 ACTRESS, WRITER, COMMERCIAL MODEL
How did you get into film? I always knew I wanted to be an actress from a very early age, but I didn’t get to act in my first film until 2013. It was a short film called The Lucky One, in remembrance of the Westgate mall attack.
what moves them, what is important to them, their perspective on life and how they would react to different situations. This always helps me with getting into my character and taking the character’s life and making it mine. It is one of my favourite things about acting.
What difference do you see in yourself from the film time you were on a set to now? Being on set and taking on a new character has a peculiar way of opening you up and teaching you things about yourself you didn’t know existed. I think that is always the difference for me. When I leave a set I find that I usually have discovered more to me and my nature.
What has been your greatest challenge? My biggest challenge has been constantly believing in my craft. Self-doubt is rampant among creatives, especially when you feel that the work you are putting in isn’t getting seen enough or isn’t good enough. I am learning to trust in my abilities even when there is no one around to affirm it. I have also learnt to keep creating, even when it doesn’t feel good enough, create. That is how we grow in our craft, by doing the thing that needs to get done.
What is your creative process? I am an emotional person and I believe that if I can feel it, I can express it. So my creative process heavily involves getting in touch with myself and my feelings. When I do that I am then able to write about what is on my mind, and what it is that I really want to convey to the world. This applies to both my writing and my acting. When I get a new character, I like to know Page|
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Do you feel like the Kenyan Entertainment Industry is one to sustain a career? A few years back I might have given a different answer, but in this day and age, I am wildly optimistic that it can be done. With the advent of social media, I feel that if you work smart, you can salvage a lot from your career
