MOVIE REVIEW: The true, crazy story of Wakaliwood in Once Upon a Time in Uganda.
But filmmaking documentarydoesn't start in the African nation. Instead, it opens with a sweeping, epic shot of a mysterious figure atop a glorious, mountainous desert in Kazakshtan. He is Alan Hofmanis, an American actor who ended up in Wakaligo, a poverty-stricken neighborhood outside of the Ugandan capital city of Kampala. That's where he became the unlikely star of a series of zero-budget action films by writer/director/brickmaker Nabwana I.G.G.
How did Hofmanis end up in Kazakhstan? And what really is Wakaliwood?"It's like Hollywood, but better," explains VJ Emmie. That's your first signature of Wakaliwood – a constant, running commentary/heckle/audio description track that berates, explains, and cheerleads for the films .takes a trip to the open sewers and open hearts of the Ugandan film industry - such as it is.
What Nabwana made is unique, and it's something that Hofmanis fell in love with – as have global audiences. Wakaliwood films have become YouTube successes and film festival favorites , to bring this level of joy is an immeasurable gift. There's a moment when Nabwana shows some kids how celluloid works: When he shines a torch through some frames on a wall, it's a true
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