Open Your Eyes — 2026
Chapter 07

Press & Reviews

Coverage, reviews, festival reactions and critical response for Open Your Eyes, a Kibera basketball documentary by Neil Sandoz and Tony Tei.

Festival Laurels & Selections

  • Love & Hope International Film Festival — Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, 2026
  • NBO Film Festival — Nairobi, Kenya
  • Austin — International Screening
Open Your Eyes official poster — a young man lying on grass with a basketball beside him, the title stacked in yellow capitals, four festival laurels across the top
Official poster · Open Your Eyes

Coverage & Interviews

  • Culture Custodian
    2025

    Reframing Africa: A Conversation with Toni Tei and Neil Sandoz on Stories of Hope from Kibera

    "A conversation with the filmmakers on reframing African narratives through stories of hope from Kibera."

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  • Culture Custodian
    2025

    Neil Sandoz's Open Your Eyes documentary underscores the reparative effect of grassroots targeted sports

    "Open Your Eyes underscores the reparative effect of grassroots, targeted sports on a community."

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Press Contact

For screeners, interview requests with Neil Sandoz or Tony Tei, or festival programming inquiries, contact TEIL Films at mambo@openyoureyesfilm.com.