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.