We officially closed the year on Tatu taps on Love Tv series. It was a month of intensive shooting. But as we take a short festive break and pause shooting until January 2026, here is a look at the moments we had on set. Feel free to scroll through the photos. Thank you to everyone … Read more
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
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
My name is Nelly, but my National ID knows me as Nelson Okure. As a film enthusiast, I’ve always been fascinated by the art of storytelling. Growing up, I was exposed to various forms of cinema, from action-packed movies to thought-provoking dramas. But it wasn’t until I joined Sisi Film Lab Gulu that I discovered … Read more
The most exciting part of this whole film training was the very first time I finalized editing my very first experimental short film. It was called ‘the dead cat’ and my name appearing on the credits made me so overly excited…y’all must think it’s silly but it felt like a dream come true. I spent … Read more
Was looking at old photos of the Sisi Film Lab Arua training and realized how much time has passed since the beginning of the training early this year. Inspired, I decided to make a blog post of just photos because they hold the cutest memories of our students. So, here we go! These photos … Read more
Have you ever been at the Distories Film Studio? If you’ve ever been there, then you’ll understand what I mean when I say the space never stays the same. You come today and find it looking like a police cell. Then two days later it’s a restaurant, give it another week and you’ll walk into … Read more
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
My film journey began last year in 2024 through Sisi Film Lab training. During this training I got the opportunity to make a few short films. The students I studied with will tell you about the murder freak I was, or I am (out of five student short films only one is a love story: … Read more
I’ve worked on a few film sets so let me honestly tell you that it’s an exhausting ride. I’m talking about long hours, tight schedules and functioning on a whole lot of coffee. During the Dissolution short film shoot, we were working with a 34 pages script for a two-day shoot. I mean, it’s ambitious, … Read more