Sunday | Feb 19 | 11:45 AM
Director: Morris Mugisha
Uganda | 77 mins | Swahili w/ subtitles
*Followed by Q&A with the director*
Sponsors: Ryan Chartier and Charles Kahn
In the history of the Oscars, only nine African films have ever been nominated for the best international feature prize. Tembele, directed and produced by actor-turned-director Mugisha, makes history as Uganda’s first ever Oscar submission. Shot in indigenous languages, it follows a man who works on a garbage truck, battling a mental setback after losing a son. The film treads a thin line between reality and make belief to produce a surrealist, psychological drama.