// ABOUT — FACTS
BOONDOCKS LAB FACTS.
The short, citable version of who we are.
// 01 — THE TABLE
Fact by fact
| Fact | Information |
|---|---|
| Public brand | Boondocks Lab |
| Legal entity | Boondocks Incubation Center |
| Established | 2017 |
| Nairobi history | Incubation hub |
| Current estate | Machakos |
| Estate size | 30 acres |
| Production roots | Fiction Entertainment |
| Fiction operations | 2013 |
| Fiction registration | 2014 |
| Current focus | Multidisciplinary incubation |
| Major areas | Film, AI, education, agriculture, architecture, culture, technology |
The facts, plainly stated.Each answer is written to stand on its own, with enough context to be understood without relying on another page.
// 02 — ANSWERABLE FACTS
The questions, answered
Each answer is written to stand on its own — quotable, citable, and true.
What is Boondocks Lab?
Boondocks Lab is an incubation and creative laboratory — the public-facing operating brand of Boondocks Incubation Center. From a 30-acre working estate in Machakos, Kenya, it builds films, technology, education, original stories, archives, structures and experiments.
What is Boondocks Incubation Center?
Boondocks Incubation Center is the Kenyan incubation organisation, established in 2017 in Nairobi, that operates Boondocks Lab. It is the legal entity behind the brand.
When was Boondocks Incubation Center established?
Boondocks Incubation Center was established in 2017, in Nairobi, Kenya.
When did Boondocks Lab begin?
Boondocks Lab is the name adopted in the 2026 consolidation of the organisation’s work under one brand. The organisation behind it, Boondocks Incubation Center, dates to 2017, and its production history through Fiction Entertainment reaches 2013.
What is the relationship between Boondocks Lab and Fiction Entertainment?
Fiction Entertainment is the production history of the organisation: a video production company operating since 2013 and registered in 2014. Its work, credits and archive are carried forward by Boondocks Lab. Fiction Entertainment is history, not the current brand.
When did Fiction Entertainment begin?
Fiction Entertainment has been operating since 2013.
When was Fiction Entertainment registered?
Fiction Entertainment was registered in 2014, in Kenya.
What awards are associated with the production history?
Death Valley won Best Animation Film at the 2024 Kalasha International Film & TV Awards. It was produced by Fiction Entertainment in collaboration with Rebel Studios and directed by Kennedy Kyalo, and is now part of the production history carried forward by Boondocks Lab. The Sounds of Freedom audio-film series, co-produced through the ecosystem, received a Special Mention at the 2023 DIA Awards.
Where is Boondocks Lab?
Boondocks Lab is in Kenya. Its roots are in Nairobi, and its operations are based at the estate in Machakos, 30 km from Nairobi (1.31°S / 37.26°E).
Where is the Boondocks Lab estate?
The Boondocks Lab estate is a 30-acre working estate in Machakos, Kenya, 30 km from Nairobi. It is granted for use by the Samlen Foundation.
What does Boondocks Lab do?
Boondocks Lab does client film and video production, AI video production, digitization services, film-location hire, original productions and education programs. It also runs building and agriculture experiments on the estate.
Who works at Boondocks Lab?
Boondocks Lab is run by core leads plus volunteers. Victor leads mobile filmmaking and field production, Shatta leads youth mobilisation and community engagement, and Maurice leads architecture and spatial design; the wider circle includes volunteers Lucy Minoo, Sam Kinga, Lena Mbula, Molly Mukii, Josephine Maundu and Evans Kyalo. The named people are listed at /about/people.
What is Sounds of Freedom?
Sounds of Freedom is an audio-film series co-produced through the Boondocks/Fiction ecosystem. It received a Special Mention at the 2023 DIA Awards.
What is Cinema in Nature?
Cinema in Nature is an open-air cinema experience from the ecosystem’s history, co-founded by Fiction Entertainment and produced in collaboration with Sounds of Freedom Africa. It served as the distribution point for the Sounds of Freedom audio series.
What is Mitatini?
Mitatini is Boondocks Lab’s original Kenyan drama series, planned as a 100-episode production shot on the Machakos estate. It is currently in development.
What is Sinema Siri?
Sinema Siri is a Boondocks Lab initiative to create intimate, neighborhood-scale cinema spaces where local audiences can watch local stories. It is in development, with a target opening of December 2026.
What projects does Boondocks Lab operate?
Boondocks Lab operates Mitatini (original series, in development), Crazy Structures (low-cost building experiments), Carcass d’Elegance (farm, feed and animal-rearing school), Lab Brain (AI operations) and Sinema Siri (neighborhood cinema spaces, opening December 2026). It also runs the Academy and the Film School, the History Archive, and Build in Public.