Abstract:
Undoubtedly, Film Studies is an area that has attracted varied attention from
scholars in Kenya today. The country has recorded a tremendous increase in film
scholarship in the recent past. This upsurge in Film studies goes hand in hand with
the efforts of various organizations and institutions to encourage production and
study of films in Kenya. For instance, in August 2008, World story Organization
(WSO) met with the Kenya Film Commission with a view of discussing the state of the
Kenyan film industry and encouraging local and/or indigenous productions in the
country. These developments, and many others, affirm the centrality of Film Studies –
especially local productions. It is the intention of this paper to make a contribution in
Film and Media Studies by interrogating the interplay between setting and
characterization in telling the Kenyan story in Tahidi High, a locally produced
television drama
