Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Mar 17, 2023 7pm - 9pm
Details
Now in its 19th year, the New African Film Festival (NAFF), presented by AFI and Africa World Now Project, brings the vibrancy of African filmmaking from all corners of the continent and across the diaspora to the Washington, DC, area. The Festival features 30 films from 22 countries, including six U.S. premieres.
This year's Festival opens with Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp's Venice-premiered documentary BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT. First-time co-directors Christopher Sharp and journalist Moses Bwayo tell the story of Bobi Wine (born Robert Kyagulanyi), the musician-turned-politician leading the opposition to the ruthless, 35-year regime in Uganda. A straightforward portrait turns into an astonishing record of an on-the-ground fight for democracy when Wine runs for president in 2021, using his music to denounce the dictatorial regime and support his life mission to defend the oppressed and the voiceless people of Uganda. Withstanding arrests, torture and violence from the government, Wine and his wife Barbie risk their own lives and the lives of their children to lead their country toward freedom. A brave exposition of an authoritarian government that highlights the power of documentary journalism, this award-winning documentary gripped audiences at Venice and Telluride Film Festivals last year.
In English and Luganda with English subtitles.
