The FILM: N.G.O - Nothing Going On (2016) (Comedy | Drama | 82 min)
Best friends Tevo (Richie Tevin) and Zizuke (Arnold Aganze) have just finished their university course in social sciences. Zizuke has a job as a waiter at a local bar, The Pearl (a bar on Jinja Main Street), and Tevo is pursuing his passion for photography.
After being given a camera by Martha (Diane Vuletich), his new muzungu girlfriend, Tevo starts to look for ways he can make money from his work. And a chance meeting with Elizabeth (Poppy Spowage), a tourist who has come to see Gorillas in Uganda, provides him with just the answer.
Tevo's photography swiftly becomes a "pictorial N.G.O project that supports women and girls education" in Masese, a slum in Jinja. Zizuke joins him on his mission to set up a legitimate NGO but they quickly face some very real obstacles.
In their desperation, the boys call on a successful NGO owner, Mr. Heineken (Joel Okuyu Prynce). He soon becomes their mentor and shares his wisdom with them. The plan works and the funding comes through giving them the care-free party lifestyle and fancy clothes they'd been craving.
And they quickly forget about the people of the Masese slum. The story soon turns around when they find out that Anthony (David Cecil), a filmmaker/minister, is being sent to Uganda on behalf of their American donors to document the impact of the NGO on the lives of women and children of the Masese slum. Despite their best efforts to construct 'stories of change' and cover up their lies, they soon realize Anthony is just like them.
The CAST:
Tevo - Tevin Richards
Zizuke - Arnold Aganze
Auntie - Akech Anna
Rhino - Mutagaya Arnie
Expert - David Cecil (Imperial Blue 2019)
Martha - Vuletich Diane
Kaity - Howman Hannah
Scott Johnson - Gardiner Hayley
Innocent - Wobusobozi James
Pop Corn 1 - Bavurhe Kendale
Pop Corn 2 - Ayebare Amelia
Cecile - Ahikire Macklean
Mr. Heineken - Joel Okuyo Prynce (State Research Bureau 2011)
Elizabeth - Poppy Spowage
Rebbecca - Bavurhe Raissa
PHOTOS:
The CREW:
Director: Arnold Aganze
Writer (Screen Play): Arnold Aganze
Producer: Moses Bwayo, Derek Debru, Ali Musoke
Director of Photography: Ali Musoke
Composer (Original Soundtrack): Bwayo Moses
Editor: Ali Musoke (Her Broken Shodow 2017), Joshua Alibet
Production Design: Davidson Mugume (A Dog Story 2016)
Line Producer: Moses Bwayo (Kyenvu 2018)
Music: Blessed Son
Sound Recordist: Joseph Ssozi
Costume Design: Faida M
Executive Producer: Derek Debru
Production Company: Stone Age Pictures, Boutique Foundation, Kampala Film School, Jajja Productions and Arnold Aganze Pictures
Country of Origin: Uganda
Language: English
Date of Release: October 29, 2016
Reviews:
"It's funny because it's true"
AWARDS:
🏆 Won: Best African Feature Fiction Film, Mashariki African Film Festival
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Nominated: Nominated, Aganze Arnold (Director), Tanit d'Or, Debut Film - Tahar Cheriaa: Prix de la 1ère Oeuvre.NEWS about this Film:
“At first no one wanted to support us or even show the movie. A lot of those festivals where we could potentially organise a screening are sponsored by foreign NGOs.” Arnold (The Director) got the impression that they did not feel comfortable with the content of the film and therefore declined. But eventually, Arnold and his team managed to screen the movie in several African countries and at festivals in Europe. - Source, LSE Africa.
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