The FILM: Heaven Sounds Boring (2021) (Short | Drama)
It's a clash of faiths when a father (Daniel Omara) and his terminally ill 7-year-old daughter (Nadia Aceng) desperately hold onto each other and their faiths when they realise they may never see each other again.
The CAST:
Father - Daniel Omara (A Kalabanda Ate My Homework 2017)
Daughter - Nadia Aceng
PHOTOS:
The CREW:
Director: Patience Nitumwesiga
Writer: Patience Nitumwesiga
Producer: Ali Musoke (N.G.O - Nothing Going On 2016), Patience Nitumwesiga
Editor: Joshua Alibet (A Taste of Our Land 2020)
Sound: Rosco Bukenya
Music Supervisor: Phil Wilmot
Costume Design: Praise Ninsiima
Set Design: Praise Ninsiima
Executive Producers: Patience Nitumwesiga, Ali Musoke
Production Company: Shagika Tales, Stone Age Pictures, Nomadic Image
Country of Origin: Uganda
Language: Lango (English Subtitles)
Date of Release: 2021
Premiere: Ngalabi Short Film Festival
Reviews:
"Heaven Sounds Boring is so, so beautiful. Achingly beautiful... It seems simple on the surface, but the underlying themes about belief and family are profound..." – Katie Peyton Hofstadter, NY Curator.
AWARDS:
❤️
Official Selection: 2021, Ngalabi Short Film Festival.NEWS about this Film:
Patience Nitumwesiga (the director) is the founder of Shagika Tales (a collective of storytellers). Its run by a team of all female directors as an independent feminist company that tells stories of humanity, identity, race, gender, and wellness.
WATCH THE TRAILER for 'Heaven Sounds Boring' (1:18 min):
