By Our Reporter
Uganda’s premier documentary showcase dubbed “Nteredde” has been announced.
Nteredde documentary showcase is an event aimed at celebrating our love for the culture of storytelling through the form of documentary films. During the showcase high-quality independent documentary films and a variety of classic documentaries that have helped to define this incredible genre of film making which include but not limited to social, political, cultural spheres will be screened.
According to the organisers, Nteredde documentary showcase aims to unite time-honored wisdom and innovative modern independent documentary films with a global audience and share their stories with the public allowing the Uganda audience to appreciate the general art of documentary films. This will also encourage the Ugandan TV channels to include documentaries as part of their programming rather than just fillers.
The organisers also believe that through Nteredde Documentary showcase, they will create a platform or space for documentary content, its consumers and buyers.
The two-day event is opening on Friday, June 6 with a documentary about the attack on the Kabaka’s Palace in 1966 that was produced by BBS TV, and commentated by Tony Muwagala. Other documentaries to be screened include but not limited to Enemies of Happiness, Amaka’s Kin, Leader, the Settler, In the footsteps of a child Soldier, Rwanda, Hooked and Pipeline.
On Saturday, June 17 Sembene, a documentary about the life of Ousmane Sembene, a man that has been credited as the father of the African film will be the closing film for the event.
The showcases are absolutely free. Show times will be 6pm to 9pm on Friday and 12pm to 9pm on Saturday.
