Following the immense success of his previous short films – “Silent Depression” and “Crafts: The Value Of Life” which together were selected for over 30 film festivals across the globe, Ugandan filmmaker George Stanley Nsamba is set to start working on his third.
Known for tackling social issues and creating social awareness in his movie projects, Stanley follows the same precedent in his upcoming short film dubbed “The Dummy Team”.
According to the filmmaker, “The Dummy Team” is a short film about young kids trying to imitate a movie production by recreating a movie set, in which he will also silently highlight the HIV/AIDS epidemic. “I got the story from a photo that went viral on social media about kids imitating a film set. In the film, 5 kids look to recreate a film set with crew and cast,” Stanley said.
“The Dummy Team” will debut raw talent in Habibah Nanono, 9, and Kobusingye Natalia, 10, who are all from the Ghetto Film Project. The movie will also star familiar faces in Agee Emiru and Malcolm Kawooya who have featured in his previous projects, alongside Pamela Keryeko and Kerim Markus. The film’s executive producer is Neeraj “Kizito” Vishwakarma, the head of Welfare at The Ghetto Film Project.
The movie is expected to be out early next month, aiming for a slot at this year’s Slum Film Festival in Nairobi.
Meanwhile, Stanley has harbored the movie idea for months now but attempts to bring it to life have been futile. He has revealed that he first tried to shoot the film mid last year but it was later suspended after they lost their equipment. They made the second attempt late last year but the weather was not good and it was suspended again.
This will be the third time he attempts to shoot the movie, hopefully, it will be a success this time!
Staff Writer
