SEEDS OF GRACE

Planting seeds of self-love.

ABOUT SEEDS OF GRACE
  1. 2020
  2. 2021
  3. 2022
  4. 2023
  5. 2023
  6. 2024

  1. Lame

    A romantic comedy revolving around Lame and Tasha whose career aspirations seem to be conflicting and in the way of the other. A decision to join forces may very well get them to their individual goals faster but with a brewing love story and emotions at play, it proves to be quite the journey.

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  2. Liquid Gold

    After a ban on informal milk donation in the country, the documentary casts a spotlight on Mama Muthoni, a certified lactation specialist who had donated over 150 liters of milk

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  3. The Herbalist

    The story of Kikuoka Yasumasa, the 24th generation medicine man who’s family has run the oldest recorded medicine shop in the world. The documentary seeks to find out the role of traditional and herbal medicine in a modern world.

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  4. Ma - Itu

    The story of a Kenyan politician, Sabina Chege and the quest to fight for the best interest of her local constituents in Murang’a despite her humble beginnings in life.

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  5. Greenhouse

    A young girl faces an uphill battle to maintain her mother’s legacy as a conservationist.

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  6. Shine

    Commissioned by Guinness Africa to write this Pan-African documentary. This is the story of four football fans from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania whose love for the game has seen them make different contributions to make the sport more enjoyable for themselves and their communities.

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Rispa's Reflections

“Wild Thoughts, Tamed on a blank page.”

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Midas Touch

I think Rispa has cleverly found a way of welcoming people into her life through her films by using bias as her strength. You can hear her thoughts echoed in one or two of the characters she writes and I dare say, most of her films mirror a period in her personal life. This intimate nature of writing speaks and resonates with her audiences and makes everyone feel like they are in conversation with a friend. I have seen her evolve as a storyteller to become more nuanced as she experiences life and refines her craft.

Dr Fred Mbogo
Thespian and Senior Performing Arts Lecturer

Storyteller Extraordinaire

I have worked with Joan Rispa from when she starting out in her career through student films till date. Her creative approach to storytelling was quite intriguing not just to myself but the audiences she was able to pull with each movie she made. Movies such as Detox, The First Date, The Morning After were all so well told that we had to honor her with a Special Recognition Award at the first edition of Eldoret Film Festival for her trailblazing spirit within Uasin Gishu County. I am happy to witness firsthand her growth and journey with her to make more films such as our current project in development, Shosho Manyanga.

Cosmas Bii
Founder- Eldoret Film Festival

She's a Swiss Army Knife

Joan Rispa is one of the most talented and truest souls I’ve ever worked with. I experienced the sincerity and dedication with which she approaches her work when we were both fellows at a residency for African women filmmakers by UNESCO in Nara, Japan. Later, I worked with Joan on a series of music videos commissioned by the platform Take Back the Mic Africa for three local Kenyan musicians. None of us had ever made music videos, but Joan’s skills in project management helped to alleviate the stress and anxiety that I was feeling at the time. I’ve been fortunate enough to watch her tremendous growth. From scripting a football documentary for Guiness that is now playing on the Showmax Platform, to dreaming up and producing her own mini-festival, Seeds of Grace that platforms film on Sexual Gender Based Violence and screens them to young women and girls in Kenya’s rural areas. Joan is a force to be reckoned with.

Lydia Matata
Founder - Film and Laundry Company

Joan Rispa

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