FILM
Feature films, short films and cinematic productions built from development through delivery.
CHEMICHEMI STUDIOS · MOMBASA, KENYA
Stories
That Move
People.
Film · Television · Documentary · Digital · Commercials
OUR APPROACH
We make stories
that feel human.
Chemichemi Studios is an African storytelling and production company developing and producing film, television, documentary, digital and commercial work.
Rooted in Kenya's Swahili Coast, we build stories from local realities with the ambition to reach audiences across Africa and beyond — while helping brands and institutions communicate through film.
DISCOVER OUR WORK ↗SELECTED WORK
Stories we've
made.
CHEMICHEMI ORIGINALS
The next
stories.
Projects currently moving from idea to screen. Official artwork is now part of the slate where supplied.
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SABINA
A Chemichemi television project in development, with a pilot available to watch.
SERIES TEASER
Pilot available on YouTube · Series teaser shown above.
DIGITAL STORIES
Stories built
for a new screen.
STARA is a vertical web series built for mobile-first audiences on YouTube and TikTok.
EXPLORE STARA ↗WHAT WE DO
Five ways to tell
the story.
TELEVISION
Series, pilots and episodic storytelling for broadcasters, platforms and audiences.
DOCUMENTARY
Real stories, people and places shaped into thoughtful documentary work.
DIGITAL
Web series, vertical formats, YouTube, TikTok and mobile-first storytelling.
COMMERCIALS
Commercial adverts, corporate films, branded content and campaign storytelling for businesses and institutions.
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Need a production partner for your next project or campaign?
TALK TO CHEMICHEMI ↗FOR BRANDS & INSTITUTIONS
Need a story
for your brand?
From commercial adverts and corporate films to branded storytelling, Chemichemi brings cinematic production craft to business communication.
DISCUSS A COMMERCIAL PROJECT ↗WHY CHEMICHEMI
Rooted here.
Built for everywhere.
AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE
Stories grounded in authentic African experiences.
CINEMATIC CRAFT
Visual and sonic storytelling built to travel beyond borders.
COLLABORATION
Working with filmmakers, institutions, broadcasters, brands and creative partners.
THE PEOPLE
The team
behind the stories.
01
SULEIMAN NGUMBAO
Founder / Producer
02
JANET CHUMBE
Director
03
NASIR MARIE
Director / Writer
06
ALEX MUGENDA BIGSOUL
Sound Design / Scoring
RASHID KHAN · PRODUCTION MANAGER / SET MEDICABDALLAH RANDU · EDITOR / SOUND RECORDISTALI KOKANI · HEAD WRITER / SCRIPT EDITORERIC RABAR · CINEMATOGRAPHER
THE CHEMICHEMI JOURNAL
What's happening
behind the stories.
Company announcements.
Studio news, new projects, milestones, partnerships and official announcements.
Production stories.
Locations, shoots, people, process and the work behind the final frame.
Creative insight.
Thoughts and conversations about directing, cinematography, sound, editing and storytelling.
Casting calls.
Open casting announcements and production opportunities when projects are recruiting.
Jobs and internships.
Creative, production and internship opportunities as they become available.
Creative calls and collaborations.
Open calls, freelance opportunities and ways for creatives to work with the studio.