The FILM: A Kalabanda Ate My Homework (2017)
(Short | Animation | Comedy | 6:25 min)
Tendo (Martha Kay), a pupil, shows up to class one day without homework - claiming that a "Kalabanda" (Patrick Salvador Idringi) ate it. A Kalabanda is a mythical creature that is said to haunt schools in Uganda.
Who'd believe such a lame excuse? No-one. How will Tendo prove his story? Tendo's mischievous friend, Kibe (Patience Logose) devises a method to protect him from Mr. Oketch's wrath. However, Mr. Oketch (Daniel Omara) seeks out the perpetrator in a chilling yet comical outcome.
The CAST:
Voice Artists:
Tendo - Martha Kay (The Blind Date 2020)
Mr. Oketch - Daniel Omara (The Hostel 2011)
Kibe - Patience Logose
Amiya - Faith Kisa
The Kalabanda - Patrick Salvador Idringi (Bed of Thorns 2019)
Additional Artists:
Kasaija Peter
Seguya Derrick
PHOTOS:
The CREW:
Director: Raymond Malinga (Disney+ "Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire" 2023)
Writer: Robin Malinga
Animation Team: Allan Muyinga, Jemimah Atim, Nakishero L. Francis
Modeling & Texturing: Paul Desh Bwengye
Lighting & Rendering: Tim Hook
Concept Art: Wembabazi Paul
Composer (Original Soundtrack): Isaiah Mucunguzi, Quad-A Studios
Sound Design: Nakishero L. Francis, Robin Malinga, Paul Kazibwe
Sound Technicians: Inyanga John, Jonathan Onyango
Sound Mixer: Nelson Muhiira, C19 Studios
Sound Effects Editor: Andrew Ahuura (Sixteen Rounds 2021), Quad-A Studios
End Credit Music (Writer & Composer): Isabel Twongyeirwe
Executive Producer: Raymond Malinga.
Production Company: Creatures Animation Studio.
Country of Origin: Uganda
Language: English.
Date of Release: December 18, 2017
Reviews:
"When last did you watch an African animation so good you watched it all over again? That’s what 'A Kalabanda Ate My Homework' delivers with all the right doses of humour and fun." – Kadi Yao Tay, Squid Magazine.
AWARDS:
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Won: 2018, Best Short Film, Festival Du Film D'Animation D'Abidjan.2018, Best Animation (AFRIFF)
2018, Best Animation, BlackStar International Film Festival.
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Official Selection: 2018, Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF).2018, Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF).
2018, FupiToons Festival.
2018, Linz International Film Festival.
2018, ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival, Yerevan.
2018, RealTime International Film Festival (RTF)
NEWS about this Film:
Raymond Malinga (The Director of 'A Kalabanda Ate My Homework') was selected as the Director for the new Disney+ animation series "Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire 2023" – a project involving animators in different African countries producing a series of futuristic African animations, which will run on Disney’s Television and Streaming services. - Source, Variety
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