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Kenyan impending rapper and filmmaker James Ongige has uncovered his VIP crush. The rapper, who has been quiet for quite a while now says that he has never dated a celebrity before and he wouldn't mind dating one in spite of the feeling of dread toward discussion and controversy. In an interview,...
Title: THE HOLY REQUIEM (2025) Written & Directed by James Ongige ⭐ 8.6/10 Review: In The Holy Requiem (2025), James Ongige delivers a bold and haunting piece of cinema that explores the uneasy marriage between faith and violence. It’s not just a crime thriller — it’s a meditation on guilt, redem...
Title: Chaos, Creativity, and Comic Truth — “Behind the Behind the Scenes” Captures the Beautiful Mess of Filmmaking ⭐ 9/10 Review: In Behind the Behind the Scenes, James Ongige turns the camera on himself — and on the chaos, ego, and fragile brilliance that define low-budget filmmaking. What mig...
Weekend in Hell is a 2025 archival documentary film produced, directed, written, and edited by James Ongige. Told entirely through real, raw archival footage and without narration or interviews, the film reconstructs the harrowing events of the Westgate Mall siege. Through creative editing and ci...
The Holy Requiem is a 2025 crime thriller film, written and directed by James Ongige, and produced by Jax Ongina. The narrative centers on a former hitman seeking redemption is pulled back into the shadows by a deceptive priest who manipulates him into one last job. But when he realizes he's just...
Harambee: The Weight of Division is a 2025 short documentary film written, directed, and edited by James Ongige. The film revisits the painful memory of Kenya's 2007–2008 Post-Election Violence and examines its ongoing emotional and societal aftermath. It aims not to assign blame, but to truthful...
James Ongige (born September 4, 2003) is a Kenyan filmmaker, rapper, singer, actor, and record producer. He is the founder of Lohkast, a multidisciplinary creative collective comprising Lohkast Pictures, Lohkast Records, and Lohkast Audio.[1][2][3] Ongige was born in Nairobi, Kenya, to Gladys Mor...
Lohkast is a multidisciplinary creative collective launched by James Ongige on 15 June 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. The collective operates across film, music, and audio post-production — through three main divisions: Lohkast Pictures, Lohkast Records, and Lohkast Audio. Lohkast is driven by a commitm...