It’s funny how I got here, my journey in film has been what one would say a battled way out. It was in 2024, after completing my form six and jumping out with all hopes of heading to college, but life took a left turn on me. Everything just went south and in a blink … Read more
My name is Ampuriire Shiela, and I’m from Rukungiri, but now married in Kabale and I have one child. I very much wanted to complete school, but my father fell sick of cancer when I was in Senior Four. They took him to Mulago hospital and he died. I went for a nursing course thereafter, … Read more
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
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