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Gun Runners

Anjali Nayar
2016 | 89 min 38 sec

Prizes and awards

  • Official SelectionHot Docs 2016

  • Best Cinematography in a Feature-Length Documentary SelectionCanadian Screen Awards 2017

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Team


Anjali Nayar
Writer and Director


Photo
Photo : Allison Staton




Annette Clarke
Executive Producer


Photo
Photo : Dave Howells




Kat Baulu
Producer


Photo
Photo : NFB



Images

Georgina Goodwin
Photo: Georgina Goodwin

Anjali Nayar
Photo: Anjali Nayar

Matanda and Arile at Tegla Loroupe race 2006.
Anjali Nayar
Photo: Anjali Nayar

Arile in front of United Nations.
Georgina Goodwin
Photo: Georgina Goodwin

Arile running at dusk.
Anjali Nayar
Photo: Anjali Nayar

Matanda with children.
Georgina Goodwin
Photo: Georgina Goodwin

Georgina Goodwin
Photo: Georgina Goodwin

Georgina Goodwin
Photo: Georgina Goodwin

Piotr Redlinski
Photo: Piotr Redlinski

ING New York City Marathon bridge view.
Anjali Nayar
Photo: Anjali Nayar

Tegla Loroupe Peace Race.
Anjali Nayar
Photo: Anjali Nayar

Georgina Goodwin
Photo: Georgina Goodwin

Arile training in Iten.
Anjal Nayar
Photo: Anjal Nayar

Eliza Lopilale, Arile's wife.
Anjali Nayar
Photo: Anjali Nayar

Matanda's mother, Jane Rose Wafula.
Piotr Redlinski
Photo: Piotr Redlinski

Group running in ING New York City Marathon.
Georgina Goodwin
Photo: Georgina Goodwin

Arile running in Iten.
Anjali Nayar
Photo: Anjali Nayar

Cattle and Gunrunners
Piotr Redlinski
Photo: Piotr Redlinski

Arile is victorious in ING New York City Marathon.
Joan Poggio
Photo: Joan Poggio

Beauty of hillsides.
Tobin Jones
Photo: Tobin Jones

Kenyan cattle rustle.
Tobin Jones
Photo: Tobin Jones

Tobin Jones
Photo: Tobin Jones

Cattle rustlers in the bush.

Credits

A NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA Production

In Memory of Arile’s mother
MARY CHEPUSTAR LOMERINYANG’

Written and Directed by
ANJALI NAYAR

Featuring
JULIUS ARILE LOMERINYANG’
ROBERT MATANDA WAFULA

Director of Photography
JOAN POGGIO

Editor
ANDREW MACCORMACK

Music Composed & Conducted by
DARREN FUNG

Sound Design and Editing
BENOIT DAME
CATHERINE VAN DER DONCKT

Associate Producers
DEBRA NJERI NGERU
and
JON MONTES
MYLÈNE AUGUSTIN

Story Consultant
BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

Participants
ZANE BRANSON
JOSHUA CHESIRE
JEROEN DEEN
STELLA EBEI
ANJALI KHWATENGE
KIBOR LELEI
MARY CHEPUSTAR LOMERINYANG’
SAMSON ARILE LOMERINYANG’
EDWIN LIMO
ELIZA LOPILALE
TEGLA LOROUPE
MURGOR MAKALE
ESTHER MBONDO
COLLINS MUBAYA
ISAAC MWANGI NJOROGE
TONI REAVIS
JANE ROSE WAFULA
DOUGLAS WAFULA
TONY WAFULA
NOAH WEKESA
BENJAMIN YOTA

Consultants
CYNTHIA KNIGHT
LYNN TROUT
HANNELE HALM
ARI VAN ASSCHE
MANFRED BECKER
GERRY FLAHIVE
SHANDI MITCHELL
GEETA SONDHI

Sound Recordists
ANJALI NAYAR
DAVID JALENGA
RICHARD NGUGI
LAURA CUNNINGHAM
PETR STÝBLO
MARK KIHARA
CATHERINE VAN DER DONCKT

Additional Camera
ANJALI NAYAR
RYAN DE FRANCO
SAM HEESEN
JEFFREY WHITEHURST

Assistant Editors
CHRISTOPHER MACINTOSH
and
DAVID MULLINS

Recreations

First Assistant Director
ELIZABETH ‘KYM’ KARIUKI

Line Producer
CAROLINE HELLEN NGESA

Gaffers
RICHARD OTIENO OWINO
TONY OTIENO

Still Photography
ANJALI NAYAR (KENYA)
PIOTR REDLINSKI (NYC)
GEORGINA GOODWIN (KENYA)
TOBIN JONES (KENYA)

Production Assistant
EMILY WANJA

Catering
PRINCE OF PEACE CATERING

Drivers
PETER NJONDE
AMOS CHEGE
JOHN N. KIMANI

Senior Production Coordinator
ISABELLE LIMOGES

Production Coordinator
CHRISTINE WILLIAMS

Program Administrator
LESLIE ANNE POYNTZ

Business Affairs
DOMINIQUE AUBRY
STÉPHANIE L’ÉCUYER
JEAN-CLAUDE WASIK

Featuring:
JULIUS ARILE LOMERINYANG’
ROBERT MATANDA WAFULA
and
EVERLINE ABRAHAM
MOLMOI ACHEMWE
REGINA ACHIL
PAMELA ARISOMUK
SEROMK ATURI
NABA CHABAGI
NYERENG’EI CHEMEL
DORIS CHEPCHUMBA
JOSEPHINE CHEPKOMAE
RODA CHEPKORIR
EUNICE CHEROP
SHARON CHEROP
FLOMENA CHEYECH DANIEL
AKIRA CHUBAGWA
DOMO CHUPANG’OLE
NOAH EVAR
LOMERTUMBO JOSEPH
MIKE KASITIT
ELIJA KEMAGET
TENAICHA KHORIA
EDNA KIPLAGAT
ASBEL KIPROP
WILSON KIPSANG
JOEL KIPTOO
BUSIE KODO
LEAH KUSAR
JOSPHAT LAKONG’
SELINA LEMERI
SELINA LENGIRODOW
EDWIN LIMO
TONY LINGANGOI
SUSAN LOCHIMWA
LOLEMTOINE LOCHIPA
NAMAUA LODAU
SEIYA LOEMERES
LOTODO LOITARU
LOKAPE LOKOPET
POKORE LOKUR
ACHOMODOI LOLES
MOSES LOLUK
SAMSON ARILE LOMERINYANG’
SOLOMON ARILE LOMERINYANG’
MONICA LOMUKET
SAMSON LONG’AR
MONICA LONGIRO
GLADYS LONGIRO
KRISTINE LONGIRODOR
TODONG’ORIA LONG’IRO
NOLEKONG’ LOPETANDRO
JOSEPH LOPEYOKH
LOPAUKO LOPRANGIRO
DORCAS LORENG’
KO LOROMWAS
DOMA LOSENYANG’
LOKEMER LOTION
STEVEN LOTIRE
SELINA LONYANAT
DOMONYO LONYANGAT
KRISTINE LONYOMONGON
TAOUFIK MAKHLOUFI
OPAUA MAPRENDRU
PAU MERINYANY
PIUS MNANG’AT
GIDEON MOGAKA
JOHN MORES
THOMAS MUKE
LOLIAMA NATORO
MILKA NATURO
LOSEWARENG’ NG’OLETEVA
DOMONTANG NG’ORIALIMA
PETER NJONDE
RODA NYANGIRI
NASAWAMONG NYANGRO
RAEL NYOLETEPA
NG’OLANGURA ORAGEDI
PEUWA ORIANA
LOTHIA ORINGA
AKWUCH PALIAPOS
NYAKALES ROSENYANG’
EVANS ROTICH
LODOW ROSOUEN
BENSON RUTO
EMMANUEL SAMAL
REUBEN SAMORI
CHEPAKASOKOM SIAKOT
LONG’IRO TODONG’URA
KEVIN YEKO

POSTPRODUCTION

Head of Coordination & Project Support
PIERRE FERLATTE

Post-Production Supervisor
ROSLYN POWER

Technical Coordinators
JEAN-FRANÇOIS LAPRISE
CHRISTOPHER MACINTOSH
STEVE HALLÉ

Digital Editing Technicians
PIERRE DUPONT
ISABELLE PAINCHAUD
PATRICK TRAHAN

Online Editor
DENIS PILON

Graphic Design and Titles
MÉLANIE BOUCHARD
CYNTHIA OUELLETTE

Subtitles
ROBERT GRAY, KINOGRAPH
DORIANE BENZAKEIN, KINOGRAPH

Musicians

Guitar
NICHOLAS DI GIOVANNI

Piano
BENJAMIN KWONG

Cello
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE LIZOTTE

Bass
BEN COMEAU

Drums
MARK NELSON

Associate Music Producer and Orchestration
VINCENT L. PRATTE

Music Technical Preparation
HARRISON LEE

Music Recordist and Mixer
GEOFFREY MITCHELL

Music Production Assistant
VINCENT LEFEBVRE

Assistant Music Recordist and Editor
TIM GOWDY

Re-recording Mixer
JEAN-PAUL VIALARD

Foley Artist
STÉPHANE CADOTTE

Foley Assistant
SYLVAIN ROBILLARD

 

Foley Recording
LUC LÉGER

Music

BRING BACK REAL REGGAE MUSIC
Courtesy of ANDRU BRANCH
©2000 Constant Spring Music and Publishing
Recorded at KINGSTON MUZIK STUDIO, KINGSTON, JAMAICA

JAZZ MIX 1 FRANK’S PLACE
SOUNDS INCREDIBLE PUBLISHING (SOCAN)
JASON NYBERG (BMI)
©2013 Sound Ideas

LIES I TOLD ME
Courtesy of PRISCA OJWANG’
Written, performed and produced by PRISCA OJWANG’
©2014 Prisca Ojwang’

S.O.S.
Courtesy of DELHI 2 DUBLIN MUSIC
Written and Performed by DELHI 2 DUBLIN
©2010 Delhi 2 Music

Additional Music Research
COLIN MACKENZIE

Translators

Swahili
DEBRA NJERI NGERU
WHITNEY NERIMA
EVELYN KAHUNGU

Pokot
HARON KOLEM
FRANCIS TULIAMUK

Luhya
KEVIN MAFUMBO

French
ROBERT GRAY, KINOGRAPH
DORIANE BENZAKEIN, KINOGRAPH

Transcription
WHITNEY NERIMA
DEBRA NJERI NGERU
ERIN OAKES

Archives Research
DEBRA NJERI NGERU

Rights Clearance
NANCY MARCOTTE

Visual Archives
ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE PROVIDED COURTESY OF ANJALI NAYAR
FOOTAGE IS COURTESY OF AL JAZEERA
AXIOM IMAGES, INC.
CAMERAPIX LTD.
CHRIS RHYS HOWARTH
CITIZEN, ROYAL MEDIA SERVICES
CZECH TV/PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL MARATHON
EYE DESIGN LTD.
ERIC HALLARD
FRAMEPOOL
INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE
JOHN SAMUEL SMITH HEESEN
MEDIA DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (MEDEVA)
MICHEL LAPLACE-TOULOUSE
NATION MEDIA GROUP LTD.
NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS
NFB ARCHIVES
OXFAM GB
SHUTTERSTOCK INC.
TEGLA LOROUPE FOUNDATION
THE STANDARD GROUP LIMITED
THE UNITED NATIONS

The filmmakers would like to thank:
JULIUS ARILE & FAMILY
ROBERT MATANDA & FAMILY
THE NAYAR & CROCKER FAMILIES
ZANE BRANSON &
THE INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS CONSULTANCY
TOBY TANSER & SHOE 4 AFRICA
THE STAFF OF NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS AND ING
GEORGE HIRSCH, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, NYRR
MARY WHITTENBERG, PAST PRESIDENT AND CEO, NYRR
MICHAEL CAPIRASO, PRESIDENT AND CEO, NYRR
CARLO CAPALBO & RUNCZECH
JAN CVACHOVEC
JEROEN DEEN
LEA TIERNAN
JUDY KIBINGE
JACKIE IMALI
MICHELLE VAN BEUSEKOM
TOBIN JONES
SRUTHI PINNAMANENI & FAMILY
PAMELA THORNTON
DENIS MCCREADY
MÜMBI KAIGWA
OTIENO ALOKA
RAILA ODINGA
HONOLULU MARATHON ASSOCIATION, PATRICK BIGOLD
ALAN BROOKES, RACE DIRECTOR
AND THE STAFF OF CANADA RUNNING SERIES & SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON

In Memory of
ZANE BRANSON

and
JOSEPH “APELOYAPUS” LOPEYOKH

and
RYO MURAKAMI

Marketing Manager
FRANÇOIS JACQUES

Publicist
PATRICIA DILLON-MOORE

Producers
ANNETTE CLARKE
KAT BAULU

Executive Producers
ANNETTE CLARKE
RAVIDA DIN



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