Afric Mutana: The Untold Kenyan Stories We’ve Ignored, Sounds of Freedom & Cinema in Nature

In this episode, we sit down with Afric Mutana — creative entrepreneur and founder of Sounds of Freedom and Cinema in Nature — to unpack a bold question: Are we doing enough to preserve Kenya’s real stories… or are we letting them disappear? Afrique shares his journey from a young creative in Kenya to studying and working in France, and why he ultimately chose to return home to build something rooted in culture, history and experience. Through Sounds of Freedom, he’s reimagining storytelling using immersive audio films inspired by Kenya’s independence era — while Cinema in Nature takes it a step further, turning forests like Karura into living, breathing story spaces. We get into: * The untold side of the Mau Mau movement * Why some historical conversations feel uncomfortable—but necessary * The gap in Kenya’s creative industry and how he’s solving it * His experience working abroad and why coming back home mattered * The reality of building something new in a space where nothing like it existed This episode challenges how we think about history, creativity and what it means to truly experience a story. 🎥 Prefer visuals? Watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube for the complete experience, behind-the-scenes moments, and immersive context. ⸻ Follow the podcast for more conversations at the intersection of culture, creativity and real stories.