
Bobi Wine: The People's President
Uganda has one the youngest populations in the world and one of its most flagrantly anti-democratic governments. These are ingredients for revolution, and Bobi Wine and his wife Barbie Kyagulanyi are stirring the pot. When the charismatic Bobi, a musician and member of parliament, announces his campaign for president, Uganda’s youth are ecstatic, filling parks and streets for every speech, and singing Bobi’s anthems… From TMDB
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15 of 15 · most liked firstAnother amazing fact about this video is that the dancer in the red pants is Moses Bwayo, the Oscar-winning director of the documentary 'Bobi Wine: The People's President.' I worked with Moses and Zohran on Mira Nair's film 'Queen Of Katwe.' I had an extraordinary time in Kampala with those guys.
unlabelledView post →This year, a film about Bobi Wine’s 2021 presidential campaign was nominated for an Oscar. Amidst celebrations, Wine spoke about ongoing challenges. “The more our story is out there, the more we are able to live and see the sun the following day,” he said. www.aljazeera.com/amp/features....
unlabelledView post →At Bowdoin College this week we were lucky enough to host Moses Bwayo, director of BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT. A sobering documentary about Uganda. Moses participated in several small discussions w/ history, film, anthropology students. Great two days, we are grateful for his time!
unlabelledView post →“Bobi Wine: The People’s President” (film documentary) is helpful to discuss the role of elections in autocracies in my African Pols class.
unlabelledView post →Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition leader #BobiWine is at the heart of a documentary that charts his electoral challenge to long-time ruler #YoweriMuseveni. The film was nominated for an #Oscar and is now shown in the US: www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20...
unlabelledView post →Oscar nominated documentary film "Bobi Wine: The People's President" "Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine uses his music to fight the regime led by Yoweri Museveni, who's led the country for 35 years, and runs in the 2021 presidential election." Full Film
unlabelledView post →My piece from last year on the film on Bobi Wine: www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20...
unlabelledView post →Here is my review of Bobi Wine: The People's President which chronicled the musician turned politician's campaign to defeat incumbent Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. This was an incredible film, and I highly recommend it. open.substack.com/pub/thesetho...
unlabelledView post →Oscar nomination gives Bobi Wine new hope of toppling Uganda’s regime After years of repression, a film about Bobi Wine’s heroic stand against Yoweri Museveni has given new life to the opposition www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
unlabelledView post →G. Allen Johnson Review: A Ugandan reggae artist challenges a dictator in Nat Geo documentary, "Bobi Wine: The People’s President" #bobiwine #uganda #nationalgeographic #yowerimuseveni #authoritarianism #dictatorship https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/bobi-wine-uganda-documentary-18269104
unlabelledView post →Correction - Oscar-*nominated* filmmaker. He has been awarded a Peabody and International Documentary Association (IDA) award for the film Bobi Wine. Either way, he is doing great work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leqt...
unlabelledView post →You can clearly see the Bob Marley inspiration behind the music and lyrics of this eponymous Ugandan activist who was elected to their Parliament in 2017. Sworn in, it is soon clear that this man has an agenda to challenge the (at this stage) thirty year presidency of the almost seventy-five year old Yoweri Museveni who has been a dominant force in politics since the overthrow of the Amin regime in 1979. Wine is an erudite and compelling politician whose candid style of presentation, allied…
positive · AI labelView post →⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Oscar nominated #Documentary #streaming on #Hulu #BobiWine: #ThePeoplesPresident (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21376900/
unlabelledView post →Oscar-shortlisted documentary Bobi Wine: The People’s President goes inside a Ugandan election campaign www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/bobi-...
unlabelledView post →📽️ Bobi Wine: The People’s President documentary which has 3 nominations at the 2023 British Independent Film Awards. BIFA 2023 support indie film.
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