Edwin Nuwagaba
30 October 2008
The Peace Film Festival which started yesterday at the National Theatre, under the theme a Images of conflict; Imaginings of peace is a dedication to the northern region which has been torn by conflict over the past 20 years.
The aim of the two day festival is to draw attention to issues of conflict, peace and reconciliation amongst the general public. Quite a number of films and documentaries surrounding the theme will be screened, and thereafter panel discussions will be held.
While there are always awards given out after such events, Lyandro Komakech, the Research and Advocacy Officer of Refugee Law Project, the brain child behind this event, says, "There is not going to be any award handed out, we are just going to invite key documentary makers to flag off the discussion. Our interest is not in awards of now, that will come with time."
Some of the movies on the screening list include; Trapped in Anguish an informed account of the war in northern Uganda, its humanitarian implications and the process of return and reintegration of former combatants.
Ekisil is a graphic docu-drama on the culture and values of the Karimojong and their struggle to find a lasting peace in the region. Red Dust, an award-winning drama exposing the complexities of truth telling in South Africa and the disparate lives of witnesses. Uganda Rising is a multiple award-winning film, featuring interviews with Betty Bigombe, Samantha Power, President Museveni and Mahmood Mamdani, amongst others.
The film gives a ground-breaking account of the 20-year war in northern Uganda. Other movies include, What about us? and We didn't know.
Entrance is free.
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