Our Stories
Five Films, Different Nominations.
When the Uganda Film Festival Regional nominations were announced, something surprising happened. Five of the Sisi Film Collective short films were nominated in different regions of Uganda. That is Western region, Northern region and Central region. These were nominated in … Read more
The Creative Man.
They call me King Kim, but my name is Kimonge Conold. My parents died when I was six months old and I grew up with my grandfather. He called me Kimonge after a Kenyan friend of his. He loved Kiswahili. … Read more
Against All Odds
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 … Read more
I Like to Study.
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 … Read more
Sisi Film Lab Training
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 … Read more
Tatu takes a short holiday.
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 … Read more
Wrong Costume, Cut!
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. … Read more
Tatu Taps on Love BTS.
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 … Read more
A Filmmaker Telling Stories.
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 … Read more
For the Love of Film
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 … Read more
Arua Film Lab Memory Lane
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 … Read more
Set Designing
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. … Read more