Aga Khan Film - Africa Tour. Day 9: Kampala

(written on the day, posted after)

Uganda Premiere - June 20th

A note from the screening:
Before the screening I was chatting to some people and a lady came up to me saying she works with the Aga Khan Education Services. She said that there was a group of non-Muslim Canadians that had come to Kampala earlier this year. Three of them had seen our Aga Khan film that was broadcast on Canadian television channel, VisionTV, and were so moved, they decided they would allocate the sizeable amount of donation money they had set aside for Africa causes to the Aga Khan Development Network. (I wondered to myself if the film team should get a commission :) )

Naturally, this was never our objective but ...its nice to know films can really inspire people into action and its not just filmmaker idealism with their heads in the clouds!

Interview w/ NTV

Introduction by Azim Tharani of Kampala

Two more screenings to go: Mombasa and Nairobi....

NationTV Coverage - Kampala - June 20, 2008

I got a preview copy of the news report that Barbara Angopa did earlier today on the Aga Khan Film which goes out on NationTV very soon. P.S. Barbara has been nominated for the 2008 CNN African Journalist of the Year Award (she finds out soon if she has won!)

A tidbit: the Aga Khan was involved in the founding of Nation Media which NationTV is part of.

Aga Khan Film - Africa Tour. Day 8: Kampala

Next leg of the trip: Uganda, once home for my father and my paternal grandparents... I also get to meet again all those whom I interviewed for the film when I was here last year. I wonder how they will feel about their interview piece and the film overall. Also is the Idi Amin story sensitive here? Or are Ugandans absolutely bored of it after all these years?

It seems we will have a full house for tomorrow's screening... updates soon...

Africa Premiere - NEW DATES, MORE SCREENINGS

Time dif et al, its been tough coordinating screenings in Africa from Boston but I think we are almost there...

We have moved the Africa Launch of the Aga Khan Film from May to June to try and accommodate all the requests we have been getting for screenings elsewhere in East Africa.

We are happy to announce the first few screenings:

Dar es Salaam (semi-private): June 17. FREE.
Dar es Salaam: June 18. FREE: http://agakhanfilmdar18june2008.eventbrite.com/
Kampala: June 20. FREE: http://agakhanfilmkampala.eventbrite.com/
Mombasa: June 21st. FREE: http://agakhanfilmmombasa.eventbrite.com/

Yes, all the announced screenings are free!! An unsubtle acknowledgment to all those who are not afraid to help facilitate dialogue so we can speak openly and frankly about what we aspire for our faith, for our community and for our society. A special thanks to the not-for-profit organization Avicenna Tanzania that has been particularly wonderful in this regard.


We hope to see you there. Reserve quick.