GUN RUNNERS (2016) - WRITER/DIRECTOR

Gun Runners (2016) is the story of two warriors from Northern Kenya who trade in their AK-47s for running shoes and the Kenyan Dream of marathon-running. The story follows the men over eight years leading up to the New York City Marathon.

The feature-length documentary film premiered at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto in May 2016 to sold-out crowds, won and was nominated for several awards for direction and cinematography, was acquired by Netflix (Streaming) and went theatrical (Cineplex).

Written and Directed by: Anjali Nayar

Director of Photography: Joan Poggio

Editor: Andrew MacCormack 

Composition: Darren Fung 

Sound Design/Editing: Benoit Dame, Catherine Van Der Donckt 

Associate Producers: Debra Njeri Ngeru, Jon Montes, Mylene Augustin

Story Consultant: Binyavanga Wainaina

Producers: Kat Baulu, Annette Clarke

Produced by: The National Film Board of Canada