Uganda
The stories from home, some make you smile;
others, well, they are just there.
Uganda
The stories from home, some make you smile;
others, well, they are just there.

About the film collective I founded
Why I created the film collective I picked the name Sisi Film Collective after asking for opinions, including a poll in the fediverse. People liked the sound of Sisi, which …

When Film Imitates Art
I wrote this article in 2013, for an online journal, and well, someone asked me how I started out recently and I promised to give her this article because it …

Man to Man is a beautiful play to watch at the theater
If you are looking for a good play to watch, here is a review of Man to Man, a beautifully written play, full of humor and suspense

How to Successfully Become a Full-time Artist
I bought a bottle of wine in Durban, South Africa, in March 2015. It’s cheap, cost about a hundred rand, but at that time I was going through very tough times and wanted something to use in celebration when the tide turns. Today, I’m seriously thinking about opening that bottle. I wonder if it’s still good, for I travel frequently and switch off the fridge to save power. I want to celebrate for 2018 is a ten-year anniversary.

Short Films
I love creating short films, mostly because I can work on them as a one man crew. Film is a complex art. I sometimes think it is not even art, because it requires a lot of people working together to create it, and it relies so much on technology and on money. Jean Luc Godard once said that film will only become an art if the tools of making it are as cheap as pencil and paper. I think it will become art only if it becomes possible for one individual to create it with tools that are cheaper than pencil and paper. We are getting there, as cameras and software get friendlier for one-person-crews, as computing power gets cheaper, we are getting there. In most of the short films here, I was the only crew, doing everything from lighting to camera work to editing. It’s crazy fun

Kampala at Night
I love Kampala at night. I adore the low lights, which almost give it a romantic ambiance. It may not be brightly lit like the really big and rich cities, …

The Ghosts of Dictators in Bukoba
Some places are like pages of a book that preserves history. Bukoba is one such place. It boasts of something from every chapter in human history; Stone Age rock art in Bwanjai, …

Seven Tricks Ugandan Girls Use to Hook Men
A man has a lot of tricks to seduce a woman. Some are outright crude, like using his middle finger to scratch her palm when they greet. Some are outrageous, …

Africanized Christianity and Enchanted Places of Kenya and Uganda
This Christmas, I can’t stop thinking about how Christianity in Africa is gradually morphing into a hybrid religion spiced with local traditions, just as it did in pagan Europe. One …

Hats and Feathers: The Fashionable Men of Karamoja
Every time I visit Karamoja, it feels like I’ve stepped into another world. I particularly like the colorful attire, which reminds me of Nepal, in many ways, (strange that they …