ONCE UPON A TIME IN UGANDA

Witness the rise of Wakaliwood, the Wakaliga village outside of Uganda’s capital and the birthplace of the over-the-top, no-budget action movies produced by maverick Ugandan filmmaker Isaac Nabwana.

Dubbed Africa’s Tarantino, Isaac has produced 40+ films, including WHO KILLED CAPTAIN ALEX, BAD BLACK and CUFF 2021 Selection CRAZY WORLD. His inspiration is equal parts 1980s American action movies and Shaw Brothers martial arts films, with a Ugandan twist. Fascinated by Isaac’s movie trailers on YouTube, film nerd Alan Hofmanis gives up his life in NYC and moves to Uganda to work and live alongside Isaac. He not only becomes Isaac's producer, promoter and right-hand man, but also accidentally becomes a Ugandan action movie star. Alan’s marketing savvy brings a wave of international media attention: Vice, BBC, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, and every other media outlet on the planet journey to Wakaliwood to cover this rising star. Wakaliwood explodes into an international viral sensation. Once the dust settles, in one way or another, things will never be the same.