Uganda's Slum Tarantino
Isaac Nabwana and his business partner, Alan Hofmanis are making hit low-budget action films in Uganda.
Isaac Nabwana's films feature car chases, choreographed fight scenes and special effects but they are made on a shoestring budget. When Alan Hofmanis, a movie buff from New York, heard about Isaac he was inspired to move to Uganda to work on his films. Outlook hears from them both.
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LA crime reporter, Jill Leovy has written a book called Ghettoside that aims to challenge the myths around policing and race in the Untied States. And, Kurdish writer and poet Kawa Nemir is waging a battle to defend his language and culture.
(Photo: On set in Wakaliga, Kampala. Credit: Ramon Film Production)
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