I love documentaries. Love is an understatement, because documentaries glue me to a screen - from the 4 inch screen of my phone to the biggest screen there is - and everything else takes a back seat.
Nothing comes between me and a good documentary or film. So when I came across Mully, a film about a homeless orphan in Kenya who became a lucrative businessman, only to give it all up and open an orphanage, I had no problem parting with 600 shillings that i had been given by a friend as a birthday present. I bought the film and as usual once I started watching it, I couldn't stop.
Although the film has not officially premiered in Kenya, it is available online. I wanted an original copy and the seller told me that the price was highly discounted. If i wanted a pirated copy, I would easily have obtained one for 50 bob. But the film's proceeds, as I was made to understand, will be used in charitable work. If i can't give 600 shillings for charity, why not buy a film that I will enjoy watching while the money goes to helping those who need it most.
Mully is a wonderful film. In 2014, actor and filmmaker, Scott Haze, funded by Bardis Productions came to Kenya to document the story of Philanthropist Charles Mully in film. Mully's story was hence retold in the documentary, Mully.
Charles Mutua Mulli was born in 1949 in Kathithyamaa Village in Kangundo, Machakos, Kenya. He was abandoned by his family at age six, he spent his adolescence begging on the streets. At age 17, Mully accepted Jesus into his life and he credits his first-time-in-church experiences as the reason he got saved . Mulli walked 70 kilometres to Nairobi in search of employment. He found work at a private home as a gardener. A year later, he was promoted to a farm assistant and transferred to Kakuzi Farm in Thika where he met his future wife, Esther Nthenya.
After many years of being employed by different employers, Mully bought a vehicle and began operating a public transport service. He also went into business and farming. He became wealthy and founded the Mullyways Agencies, a transportation business conglomerate, in the 1970s.
In 1989, Mully sold all his property and businesses, and dedicated the proceeds to helping street children. This film takes you through the life of a man who struggled to accept a calling. He founded the Mully Childrens Family which currently has thousands of children in their centers spread across Kenya and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Since 1989, Charles and Esther Mully have taken in more than 23,000 abandoned children.
The story is as moving as it is educating and inspiring. I recommend it to you.
Nothing comes between me and a good documentary or film. So when I came across Mully, a film about a homeless orphan in Kenya who became a lucrative businessman, only to give it all up and open an orphanage, I had no problem parting with 600 shillings that i had been given by a friend as a birthday present. I bought the film and as usual once I started watching it, I couldn't stop.
Although the film has not officially premiered in Kenya, it is available online. I wanted an original copy and the seller told me that the price was highly discounted. If i wanted a pirated copy, I would easily have obtained one for 50 bob. But the film's proceeds, as I was made to understand, will be used in charitable work. If i can't give 600 shillings for charity, why not buy a film that I will enjoy watching while the money goes to helping those who need it most.
Mully is a wonderful film. In 2014, actor and filmmaker, Scott Haze, funded by Bardis Productions came to Kenya to document the story of Philanthropist Charles Mully in film. Mully's story was hence retold in the documentary, Mully.
Charles Mutua Mulli was born in 1949 in Kathithyamaa Village in Kangundo, Machakos, Kenya. He was abandoned by his family at age six, he spent his adolescence begging on the streets. At age 17, Mully accepted Jesus into his life and he credits his first-time-in-church experiences as the reason he got saved . Mulli walked 70 kilometres to Nairobi in search of employment. He found work at a private home as a gardener. A year later, he was promoted to a farm assistant and transferred to Kakuzi Farm in Thika where he met his future wife, Esther Nthenya.
After many years of being employed by different employers, Mully bought a vehicle and began operating a public transport service. He also went into business and farming. He became wealthy and founded the Mullyways Agencies, a transportation business conglomerate, in the 1970s.
In 1989, Mully sold all his property and businesses, and dedicated the proceeds to helping street children. This film takes you through the life of a man who struggled to accept a calling. He founded the Mully Childrens Family which currently has thousands of children in their centers spread across Kenya and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Since 1989, Charles and Esther Mully have taken in more than 23,000 abandoned children.
The story is as moving as it is educating and inspiring. I recommend it to you.
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