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Brian Munene is a respected writer, director, thespian and sound designer. He has won numerous awards and has been part of several notable works. Some of his accolades include ‘Between the Lines’ a short film that he wrote and produced, that was nominated for best short film at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewer’s choice awards. ‘Bait’ another short film that he wrote and produced was among fifteen other short films that were selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016. He was part of the script writing team for ‘Watu Wote’ a short film by the Hamburg Media School that focused on the Mandera bus attack in Kenya that was nominated for The 90th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. In 2018 he was among 19 filmmakers selected for the 11th edition of the Berlinale –Durban Talents.