Documentary
in competition for “Best Documentary”
- Date: Thursday – 15th March 2018
- Time: 7:25 pm
- Venue: Film Studio – Kampala Film School
Somebody Clap for Me, by Brazilian director Luciana Farah, provides a fascinating window into life in contemporary Uganda that links the country’s oral tradition to its 21st century culture of slam poetry and hip-hop. This unconventional film, made with the support of Maisha Film Lab, chronicles the resurfacing of village bonfire traditions in an urban setting, introducing the audience to key members of Kampala-based grassroots poetry collectives. These eclectic individual portraits combine to form a vision of a country trying to shed its past and build a more democratic reality, despite the conservative forces latching on to power.
- Director: Luciana Ceccatto Farah
- Run time: 74 mins
- Language: English
- Country: Uganda / Brazil / Qatar
- Website: http://www.somebodyclapforme.com/


