Call me kuchu is a 2012 american documentary film directed by malika zouhali worrall and katherine fairfax wright. Call me kuchu 2012, directed by katherine fairfax wright. During her tenure, film independent helped develop many awardwinning films including afternoon delight, c. The film documents the daily lives of david kato the first openly gay ugandan man and three fellow kuchus, culminating in a murder. I completed an experimental documentary exploring the use of hindu mythology.
Time out feels like paris is burning by way of the battle of algiers. The hardest work is done by local activists like those you will see. The awardwinning film premiered at the berlin film festival, and has been theatrically distributed in the us, uk, canada, and germany. Updated projections with 20 weeks until the 86th oscars. Rent call me kuchu 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Directed by katherine fairfax wright, malika zouhaliworrall. Call me is a 1988 american erotic thriller film about a woman who strikes up a relationship with a stranger over the phone, and in the process becomes entangled in a murder. At once uplifting and heartbreaking, call me kuchu follows the life of ugandan lgbt activist david kato. A story told in his words, david katos final testimony lives on in this film. Billing himself as the first openly gay man in his home nation, kato fights for the rights of those in the lgbt community, called kuchus. With david bahati, david kato, gilles muhame, naome ruzindana.
But one year into filming call me kuchu and just three weeks after a landmark legal. Since 2006, we have worked with over 200 film projects set all over the world. The sister fest of novembers longrunning narrativeonly thessaloniki international film festival, which turns 54 later this year, the thessaloniki documentary festival is overseen by the. Everything you need to know about call me kuchu movie 20. Call me kuchu film brings visibility to ugandas lgbt. Call me kuchu, god loves uganda shed light on gayrights fight. Malika is a roger ebert directing fellow and an alumnus of the film independent doc lab and the garrett scott documentary grant. Published on jan 25, 20 to be openly gay in uganda is to risk imprisonment and death, yet brave men like david katos, the countrys first openly gay activist, have fought back. In uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. His death sends shockwaves around the world, and leaves kampalas kuchus traumatized and seeking answers for a way forward. Oct 28, 20 thrs awards analyst also considers the weekend box office, the hollywood film awards, the gotham noms and much more with just 18 weeks until the 86th oscars.
David kato, ugandas first openly gay man, is one of few who dare to publicly protest statesanctioned homophobia. Alternately horrific and uplifting, call me kuchu exposes heinous systematic brutality. I also liked guadagninos considerably lighter followup a bigger splash 2015. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing call me kuchu near you. David kato, katherine fairfax wright, malika zouhaliworrall. A new antihomosexuality bill proposes death for hivpositive gay men, and prison for anyone who fails to turn in a known. Christine pfister director, animator mamamoon film. Mar 25, 20 the sister fest of novembers longrunning narrativeonly thessaloniki international film festival, which turns 54 later this year, the thessaloniki documentary festival is overseen by the. Documentary competition at the 20 sundance film festival. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including man of steel, the guillotines and twenty feet from stardom. Call me kuchu is at once david katos legacy and tribute, depicting. In an unmarked office at the end of a dirt track, veteran activist david kato labors to repeal ugandas homophobic laws and liberate his fellow lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender men and women, or kuchus. The film explores the struggles of the lgbt community in uganda, focusing in part on the 2011 murder of lgbt activist david kato. Call me kuchu was released in 20 on friday, june 14, 20 in new york movie theaters.
The film dialogs with knife in the water from the side of women, an intense character drama with many involuntary humorous scenes. But while i appreciate its virtues and the sheer elegance and confidence of its filmmaking, call me by your name rather leaves me cold. Film independent helps filmmakers make their movies, builds an audience for their projects, and works to diversify the film industry. Call me kuchu 2012 87 min uganda, english luganda w korean subs. Call me kuchu 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Harrowing documentary about moral cleansing in uganda. Tuscaloosa 2020, final kill 2020, awake 2019, mission of honor 2019, sgt. Julie produced three films that premiered in the u. Catapult film fund names six grantees founded in 2010, the fund provides development grants to american documentary filmmakers at the early stages, when funding is. Rent call me kuchu 2012 starring david kato on dvd and bluray. She also executive produced the kill team and art and craft, both released by oscilloscope and shortlisted for the 2015 academy award and 1971, which premiered at the tribeca film festival in 2015. Call me kuchu depicts the last year in the life of a courageous, quickwitted and.
That film sent me into a state of swooning admiration of the kind that people seem to be feeling for his new film. The hardest work is done by local activists like those you will see in this film. Then came this great documentary, call me kuchu, which tells a balanced story of what its like for both gays and people against gays in uganda. In the documentary call me kuchu, several of ugandas prominent lgbt activists are shown battling discrimination, legal restrictions, and death threats in their home country. The struggle for lgbt rights in uganda might sound like a. David kato ugandas first openly gay man and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while combating vicious persecution in their daily lives. Rent, buy or watch call me kuchu movie now family video. The film is impassioned and powerful but not frenzied, riling the viewers. Mar 09, 2016 call me kuchu is at once david katos legacy and tribute, depicting the last year in the life of a courageous, intelligent, and steadfast man whose memory has inspired a new generation of human. Thrs awards analyst also considers the weekend box office, the hollywood film awards, the gotham noms and much more with just 18 weeks until the 86th oscars. Call me kuchu reminds that everywhere gays are challenging the hatred and making steps toward changing the situation. The films shed light on how a country roughly the size of oregon and home to 34. Call me kuchu streaming full movie online 2012 english.
The completed film a powerful testament to katos life and a riveting. After its theatrical run, the movie was released on videocassette by vestron video. Call me kuchu 20 in uganda, openly gay david kato and his fellow activists work to defeat new legislation in their country that would make homosexuality punishable by death. Malika zouhaliworrall is the codirectorproducer of call me kuchu.
Call me kuchu a fierce, homegrown antigay movement and a vastly outnumbered lgbt community confront each other in uganda to uncertain and unsettling results in call me kuchu. Catapult film fund names six grantees founded in 2010, the fund provides development grants to american documentary filmmakers at the early stages, when funding is difficult to secure. View christine pfisters profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Call me kuchu is also the kind of doc that makes a point of including footage in which sympathetic interview subjects cry, even if theyve finished. At film independent our mission is to champion the cause of independent film and support a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision. But davids formidable task just became more difficult. Call me kuchu full movie online, watch free 4k hd, call me kuchu watch movie full movie 2012 in uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. Cinedigm digital cinema management discusses q3 20. David kato, ugandas first openly gay man, and retired anglican bishop christopher senyonjo work against the clock to defeat.
Working with an idiosyncratic clan of fellow activists, including retired anglican bishop christopher senyonjo, david fights ugandas government and tabloids in the courts, on television, and at the united. Kicking off a burgeoning outreach campaign, the film screened for congress with glsen in march 2014, and was released via cinedigm in june of 2014. I would not make claims for any particular cinematic artistry for call me kuchu, but it is a harrowing documentary about ugandan lesbians and gay men in a climate of homicidal hatred stirred up in considerable part by american evangelical moral entrepreneurs who have been losing at home, particularly scott lively, whose abiding truth ministries is on the southern law poverty centers. This film follows a year in david katos life as he battles homophobia and. A cinedigm release now available on dvd, itunes, digital download and video on demand. Call me kuchu is a 2012 american documentary film directed by malika zouhaliworrall and katherine fairfax wright. Cinereach develops, produces, coproduces, finances, and supports featurelength films crafted for the big screen. Valentine road was selected to compete in the 20 sundance film festival and premiered on hbo in october 20. Theyve done a lot of great work in uganda but along with that comes a certain ideology, a certain religious belief.
This index lists many of them, including fiction, nonfiction and hybrid feature films. Call me kuchu ciff calgary international film festival. Christine pfister director, animator mamamoon film linkedin. The film was directed by sollace mitchell, and stars patricia charbonneau, stephen mchattie, and boyd gaines. Her finally screened at the new york film festival and the screener deluge. But one year into filming call me kuchu and just three weeks after a landmark legal victory, on january 26, 2011, the unthinkable happens. Call me kuchu is at once david katos legacy and tribute, depicting the last year in the life of a courageous, intelligent, and steadfast man whose memory has inspired a new generation of human. The eternal, never completed quest of seeing and recognizing the other as they are or, at least, as they want to be seen. The film explores the struggles of the lgbt community in uganda, focusing in part on the 2011 murder of lgbt activist david kato the film jointly received the 2014 glaad media award for outstanding documentary alongside bridegroom. Alternately horrific and uplifting, call me kuchu exposes heinous systematic brutality with a clear eye and admirable precision. The goal is to provide a tool that empowers activists to stimulate meaningful dialogue and action regarding the challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex lgbtqi. We not only see the views of the editor of the rolling stone, ugandas tabloid newspaper that outs gay men by publishing their photos and addresses.
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