Uganda. Could I stay away from this beautiful film. Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, is the haven of hope for the young minds of Uganda.
The film witnesses a very socialized form of status among the people and in Kampala there is an annual 'intrascholastic' competition within the expression of 'self' in the arts. It was an entertaining film, hugely cultural and wonderfully exciting to the future of this country and it's potential for the brain trust that can be nurtured beyond this simple competition that requires 'excellence' to win any award.
The focus encompasses all the reality of primarily a young boy that masters a primitive form of the xylophone in the African bush (click here). As he states, after acting as a child soldier that had killed innocent farmers with a virtual gun held to his head, he found solice in the escape of the music of his self fashioned xylophone. Eventually, over time and mentoring of dedicated teachers, the passion to his distraction brought him acclaim at the Kampala competition and resulted in a win of a new xylophone as one of the most promising young artists at the competition. He later, as he grows up and leaves the school donates the xylophone to the music department at the school, hence to the continued competition.
It is just one of those films speaking to 'the hope' of Africa that is a must see. Breath taking film making does the subject justice.
