 Hey girl how are you? I'm good how are you? Fine thank you look in the part you know the theme you understood the assignment. Thank you. How are you feeling tonight? I'm feeling good. What are you expecting today? To be entertained, to see a beautiful picture, to see beautiful dialogue, beautiful acting. I mean the cast is stellar. Yes. You know as someone who's been in the film industry for a while now what are your thoughts about you know the status that we have right now and what we are doing. We have touched a couple of movies on Netflix. What are your thoughts about that? We're growing not as fast as I want us to grow but we're growing and it's there's movement at least every week or every month there's something happening in the film industry. There's a government meeting people who are in the industry so that is something it counts for something. Yes. Please allow me to ask you this because you know Talantahela is part of the government and you've just mentioned it. Do you feel the impact already we still have a lot to go? Honestly I will say two things. I'm happy that they've actually started to talk about and to see us but I'm also not happy that they're using it as a PR type of thing. We don't have to have Sana'i pay go on the internet to say they've not been paid for their kalasha money for the money to come out you know. Like I feel like well it's a good thing to honor artists it's a good thing for the government to honor the industry. It's important for them to honor it seriously. Yes not just for PR but it's a great thing that the government actually realizes that we exist we're an economy that makes money so it's a very good thing. Yes. Very nice. Now you've just mentioned behind the scene that you are well you know the fast script writer for bookies you know fast screenplay. How does it make you feel to just watch someone that you you know contributed to as he was growing up just seeing him on Netflix today. Well I think I met him when he was nine or ten so those 13 years of just seeing him grow from that little boy into who he's become now it's so beautiful and the truth is the moment he joined Macha Chari writing became a bigger joy because it's such a great talent to work with he's a great actor. Yeah I agree with that now you are working in to watch the premiere of this series what are your expectations. Well I don't like to expect because then if I come out here and I say all the things that I was expecting and I didn't get them then that gives it a bad name. I like to be wowed I love surprises so and I know for sure for sure I mean it's Tosh it's some of the best actors it's some of the best directing some of the best crew members so for sure it's going to be something dope. All right dear Karibusana and enjoy the series. Thank you so much thank you for having me. All right. So everybody I am hanging out with the casting director of the volume series and other than that I've known this guy for more than a decade as a casting director Komashu casting director and author at Brand Robert. It's good to see you from how you. Thank you so much it's good to see you too. I'm good. Now let me ask you Brian how does it feel to be a casting director for this series that is on Netflix. First of all how does it feel to be a casting director. Awesome. It's awesome because I each and every day I try to get to meet different people different talents I get to interact with different people and I also get to learn what they like and what they don't like. So for this project it was super amazing getting people and it was not that difficult getting people for this particular project because I really had the idea after reading the script at the people at the like the imagination of what the director needed for this show. So yeah. I mean you know when you say that I'm just asking myself what were you looking at when you were casting these people. Well I was looking for people who are very young energetic and people can also deliver you know that was my main concern during the the time of casting yeah. Now you've worked with one of the best in the industry with the director Tosh Gitonga. How was it working with him. Funnily enough I've always worked with Tosh. I've worked with Tosh for how many years. I think around now six years. Yeah Tosh got me somewhere then he brought me to be his personal casting director so working with Tosh. Tosh is someone who is really focused like he has a very big imagination of whatever he wants or whatever he wants the movie to look like. So the good thing about casting director and the director is you guys have to connect without knowing each other okay because I have to bring you on set I have to bring you to Tosh when I bring it to him then he has to approve you. So we have to have a similar kind of like-minded minds to work together. Now Brian you've been a casting director for the longest time ever how do you feel the industry is as that now. How many shows now on Netflix. I think we're really growing we are growing I can say we are growing there's a lot of improvement in film industry there's a lot of stuff coming up and by the by next year this is just the beginning by next year there's so much coming to Netflix so much coming in this Kenya industry and I think we are growing very good very well now. Now as we wind up Brian please tell us for someone who hasn't really watched this series why should they watch it. Oh why should you watch it go watch it. All right Brian thank you so much for talking to us and you know enjoy your evening. Thank you so much I appreciate it. I am hanging out with one of the cast of the volume the series and he is right here with me hi. What's your name. My name is Tim Kingo. Hi Tim how you feeling today. I'm a bit of nervous you know yeah it's been a minute since something like this happened. Now is this your first you know film or series on Netflix. No on Netflix. Well as an actor here but as crew no I have I did country queen oh yeah crew yes I did the language I did what do you call it a dialogue coach. Very nice. Now how has it been a dialogue coach though. It's hard because now you have to deal with I'm laughing because you have to deal you know Kenya is is a multicultural yeah multicultural country yeah yeah so now teaching someone a new language it's crazy it's crazy yeah yeah. How many languages do you know yourself. I know English, Swahili, Kamba, Ahiaki Kuyu, Ahiaki Meru, Ahiaki Embu and Cheng and Swahili yeah. Ahiaki Meru. I am Meru so let's see if you do actually um you said? That was hard that was hard. That coming from where is that Meru which Meru. I mean the mentee. Yes. Ah nice but it's not that like that deep. No it's not it's not it's not it's not it's I hear a bit of Meru and a bit of, you know, Bantu speaking languages, you can't sing any of me. Now, you know, this time around you're a cast. How was that experience, you know, being on this particular series that is quite a big deal? Oh, it was amazing. It was really dope, especially because we were, you know, Tosh Gitonga, amazing director, Mona Hombogo, a dope script writer, you know, a fresh talent. It was really dope. It was amazing. I really enjoyed myself. I mean, because you have seen what's happening inside here on the volume of the series, what are we expecting? Yo, guys are expecting a show, a dope show. This is like, this is going to be a game changer in Kenya. It's going to inspire people. Let me just say that. It's going to inspire people to do more. That is so good to hear. We can't wait to see what you've done there. What's your role there? I'm playing a guy called Stik. I can't say a lot. I just want you to enjoy. I want you to enjoy, to watch and enjoy. Alright guys, you heard it from team. So make sure to catch the series and see what team has done as Stiky. Stik as Stik on that series. We can't wait to see what you've done there. And congratulations on being part of this series. Thank you very much. Santisana, enjoy your evening. You too. Alright guys, I'm hanging out with one of the cast of volume, the series, right here with me. Hi girl. Hi, how are you? I'm good. Thank you. How are you feeling today? Oh, I'm overwhelmed. I feel so good. I was waiting for this day and it is finally here. How long did it take you guys to shoot the series? I can't remember but it took, for me it took, I don't know, I can't remember very well. I'm not lying to you but probably for me around 20 days. Oh yeah, like a whole month. Now, how was it working with Tosh Kitonga and is it the first time that you're working with him? How was it? Yes, actually this is the first time I'm working with Tosh when it comes to series. The first time I did just an advert with him. But Tosh, I can say is one of the best directors I've dealt with because he gives you a chance to express yourself and do what you feel like. Like this is what I want to do Tosh so that I mean you can have a conversation with him and it gives you the chance to do what you feel like you want to do on that particular script or episode or scene. I mean being someone who's been on so many sets in this country, is it something that you find often what Tosh is doing? Not really often, sometimes you're told to go by the line, sometimes you're just told what the director says goes but with Tosh you can just sit down with him and tell him Tosh, I feel like I should do this and he'll give you the chance to do it. He's very flexible and I love his directing. He's amazing, that's all I can say, he's amazing. Very nice. Now what role did you play and how was it? I played Maria, Mama Benja, I was Mama Benja and the role was closest, still is closest to my heart because I have a son called Benjamin and the script and my life is not far off. They're like almost similar so it was not even hard for me to get the emotions. I was just crying all the time and sometimes it was just, I was getting overwhelmed and getting emotional on a reel whatever so I could just walk out and go cry there, come back on set because it was really overwhelming for me and this is one script that I've never, probably this is the second script that I've done that has a lot of emotions and a lot of, what can I say? Because most of the time I'm typecast as that bitch, as that woman who doesn't care and all that but this particular one really involved and needed my emotions. Yeah so it was really heavy on me, not heavy in a bad way but I loved it, I loved it totally, yes, yes. Now you know talking about emotions, as a human being we all have these emotions but also I'd like to know as a mom how do you, how are you able to just come out of said you know feeling all these type of emotions and going home and being there for your kids not actually showing them those emotions, how is it for you and how do you go about it? Well I believe I snap back very fast myself, I believe I snap back very fast because there I'm on set, I'll be there crying by the time I'm getting home after the traffic and all that, I'm okay. I see my kids smiling there and jumping for me, I'm good, I'm good. Now for someone who really wants to watch volume the series, tell them why they should watch. Oh my God, this is one of the best that I have ever done. I've been watching the whole day, I was watching I think the last episode and I was crying, I had all the emotions and I did it. And I'm still there, I'm still getting those emotions you know and it's not me like the last episode is crazy you know and the cinematography, the sound, everything is just perfect, I love it. As a viewer, not as a cast, I love it, I love it. And people please go watch volume, you will not regret it. They won't sleep, they will watch the last episode. Until the end, I can assure you that, for sure. Alright guys I can't wait to watch it either, like you've seen it, you know here. I can't wait to watch and see what you have done there. Thank you so much for talking to us and enjoy your evening. Thank you to you too my darling. Hey guys, I'm hanging out with Sharon who is the stylist for volume the series. Hi Sharon. Hi. You're looking so good, I mean you look like a stylist for sure. Thank you so much, I had to represent. You had to. I had to, yeah. You had to. Now let me ask you, how was it working with you know Kina Tosh Director and you know the volume the series. It's on Netflix now, how was it? It was amazing, it's such a labor of love. Everybody who was involved just felt like this project was different and it was magical and it was so exciting to work on this every day. Now you know I know Tosh has a couple of movies or series or Netflix, was it the first one working with him? No, I've worked with Tosh on Disconnect 2, yeah that's the first movie that I've done with him. Now you know I know it wasn't much of a pressure because you know you've worked with him before but how was it working with this one particular and just telling this you know the cast? It's always pressure girl because every project is different, you know what I mean? There's new cast, it's a different story, you're trying to bring out different things in a new group of people so there's always pressure. But the cast were amazing, I feel like the casting director did great because everybody was very natural in their role and so it was very easy for me to dress them because the stars aligned and everything just came together perfectly for this project. Nice, now as a stylist, how do you feel we have evolved as you know the Kenyan industry? I think we've really grown because people are taking departments like wardrobe more seriously. Have you watched the show? Have you got a chance to see it? No, I haven't yet. All I can say is the production level is super high and the wardrobe is fantastic. I mean I don't mean to toot my own horn but it's fantastic and that's because I got the support that I needed to be able to execute all the creative ideas that I had in collaboration with Tosh. Now allow me to ask you this because I've seen conversations and narratives on social media where they say you know Kenyan celebrities really don't know how to dress with the occasion. Do you have the same thoughts? I'm waiting to go inside and see what everybody is wearing but honestly yes. I feel like there's room to grow and step it up and take red carpets and premieres more seriously. You're representing yourself, you're representing a brand so show up and show out and hire a stylist if you need to. You don't have to be good at everything but you can get help in the areas that you're not the best at. Someone was on set as they were shooting, please tell us why should someone watch volume the series? You should watch volume the series because there's a genuine story that we're telling. It's not just vibes, it's an actual storyline and I think that a lot of people are going to be able to relate to it because you'll probably see a part of yourself in it represented in a way that we don't normally see with a lot of stories. It's very raw, it's very honest, it's very real so just watch it. I'm sure you'll connect to it, I'm sure you'll gain something from it and even if you don't it's just good entertainment. Alright Sharon, thank you so much for talking to us and enjoy your evening. Thank you, you too.