Sisi Film Lab Training Gulu, 2025

This week the Sisi Film Lab training commenced in Gulu bringing new talent and passion for the filmmaking industry in Northern Uganda. The training gathered students from totally different backgrounds, offering them space to learn film and we are excited to say that they are eager to turn their dreams into a reality. Film is … Read more

Spellbound: A filmmakers journey

A black African man dressed in a gray polo shirt is wearing headphones as his hands are stretched towards a Zoom FX 8 recorder.

My journey as a filmmaker began as a visual artist. I am not someone who likes to talk about myself, so this article will say a lot but also say little. The first time I realized that I was an artist was at the age of 4 or 5 when I was in pre-school and … Read more

A life in Focus: From war to Cinematography

Johnson keeping the boom cables in check.

From the ashes of war to the silver screen, my journey as a filmmaker has been a winding path of discovery and passion. Growing up in Gulu City, Northern Uganda, I never imagined that the childhood games I played in a refugee camp would lay the foundation for my future career. In the midst of … Read more

Film journey to the Oscars.

A Black African man dressed in blue is smiling while staring at something in his hands. besides him is a man smiling staring down too dressed on a black sweater with blue headphones.

In the heart of Northern Uganda, where the dusty streets of Gulu City whisper tales of resilience, my passion for filmmaking was born. I am commonly known as Doctar Raymond though my name is Ocakacon Raymond. It started when my father wrote a book, “MALAKWANG KA WAC KILIYO.” As a young boy I’d sit by … Read more

Kobong to Kobongo: My Unconventional Path to Film.

Two young African youths, a boy with dreads in a black jumper bending over showing something on a Tascam recorder to a girl with a wig dressed in a blue sweater while holding a Tascam.

My name is Charlie Kobong, but my national ID has a mind of its own – it calls me Kobongo, a curious consequence of registering in Buganda, where the local tradition of names ending in “O” left its mark on my identity. Though I hail from the East, my name took a slight detour central, … Read more

Gulu 2024

A young African woman leans as she looks into a phone camera which is on a tripod

A call for a film training in Gulu district, by thet Sisi Film Collective.