Taking TEDx to the Cinema with TEDxCinemaNairobi
Lara Stein, the Licensing Director of the TEDx program, just spend some time in Kenya, where she attended two TEDx events -- TEDxChange @ TEDxKibera and TEDxCinemaNairobi.
From Lara:
I just returned from a 2 day trip to Kenya. In addition to attending TEDxChange At TEDxKibera, which was incredible, but more on that later, I also attended a TEDxCinemaNairobi event. This is a unique TEDx event, hosted every Saturday morning by Irfan Keshavjee in a cinema in Nairobi's West Gate Mall. Each week, Irfan selects two TEDtalks -- which the audience watches on a large cinema screen -- and then hosts a 30 minute Q & A and lively debate after the screening.
I wanted to highlight this event as it is an easy format to replicate, especially in the developing world, where bandwidth can be an issue.
Irfan has shared the format, event programs, selected talks and Q & A's with the TEDx community on our PBWiki. If you are a TEDx Organizer, you can access these papers by going to "TEDx in Cinemas" under "Other" on the Wiki homepage.
