Sisi Film Lab Training

Moments from Tatu Taps on Love

In 2025, Sisi Film Lab carried out film trainings in Arua, Gulu, Mbale, Kabale and Kampala. The trainings went well in all the districts. The students showed up, some were new to film while others knew something about film, but everyone came ready to learn.  After the training, some students from all the training districts … Read more

Wrong Costume, Cut!

Tv series Slate

If there is one thing I have learned from Tatu Taps on Love Tv series, then it is patience. Real, deep patience. You’d think shooting a comedy would keep things light but behind the scenes? Eh, it’s a different story. Imagine in the middle of a scene when we are fully locked in, energy high, … Read more

Tatu Taps on Love BTS.

Tatu Taps on Love slate

We started shooting a new TV series, Tatu Taps on Love. It’s a comedy about the unexpected thing people do when emotions are involved. It’s just the beginning but the comedy on set feels natural. Just curious about what the other days on set will feel like with all this comedy. Anyway, here is a … Read more

Aaron On Set

A young black African man carrying a boom and wearing headphones. He is dressed in a white fly emirates shirt with red strips.

I was inspired to join the film industry by watching Nigerian and Ghanaian movies from kibandas (shanty film halls) back then. I was admiring the way they did their thing because by then in Uganda it seemed impossible especially in Eastern Uganda where I grew up from.  The first Ugandan film I watched was by … Read more

The Boy Who Asked How Films are Made.

A young boy dressed in a white shirt is operating a phone on a tripod, shooting something.

I used to think movies just “happened.” You’d see them on TV and that was it. I didn’t know someone actually sat down to write them. But the day I saw a name in the credits, “written by” something clicked. I started asking questions. And when I found out a movie begins as just a … Read more

The Village boy Filmmaker.

young African man wearing headphones and holding a boom is smiling.

If someone had told me years ago that I’d be a filmmaker, I would have laughed. I was born and raised in West Nile, Uganda, in a small place called Padiga, Metu, Moyo District. My dad was in the military, and though he passed away when I was young, he left behind two things that … Read more

My love affair with film

Take a peek at our student filmmakers in action.

My journey with film began on the makeshift stage of my lower secondary school. I remember the rush of adrenaline as I took on roles in class plays, losing myself in characters that shaped me to become who I am. I remember acting as a grandfather. During this role I became the best actor during … Read more