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51. Mountain Gorilla (1992)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Mountain Gorilla takes the viewer to a remote range of volcanic mountains in Rwanda, Africa, described by those who have been there as ""one of the most beautiful places in the world"", and... See full summary »
Director: Adrian Warren | Star: Rebecca Jenkins
Votes: 87
52. Le grand jour (2015)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Separated by the distance of the countries where they live, four young people are united by their desire to overcome obstacles to conquer their dreams and passions in search of a better life.
Director: Pascal Plisson | Stars: Nidhi Jha, Albert Gonzalez Monteagudo, Delgermurun 'Deegii' Batjargal, Tom Ssekabira
Votes: 99
53. Hope (LVI)
85 min | Documentary | Post-production
Young Gloria has lost everything - home, family, friends. Alone in a foreign country, she does not despair over her fate, but her courageous response - HOPE.
Directors: Jochen Isensee, Gloria Akello | Stars: Anthony Felix, Brian Adeba, Susan Grace Duku, Gloria Akello
54. Acholiland (2009)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
Northern Uganda, 1999. War has raged for thirteen years. Thousands are killed, millions are displaced, and everyone is starving. Set in the heart of this turmoil, four UN workers must ... See full summary »
Director: Dean Israelite | Stars: Christian Oliver, Owiso Odera, Jon Collin Barclay, Roman Wyden
Votes: 66
55. Rescue Team (2011)
91 min | Action
A rescue team is on a dangerous mission into the jungle!!!!
Director: Nabwana I.G.G. | Stars: Kizza Manshoor, Sserunya Ernest, Ainembabazi Hawah, Bisaso Dauda
Votes: 106
56. Gorilla Trekking Film (Uganda) (2021)
Short
One Health Productions, the Uganda Wildlife Authority, Conservation Through Public Health, Re:wild, and Conservation International have completed a new gorilla trekking film for all gorilla trekking sites in Uganda.
Director: Allison Carden Hanes
57. Africa (2001– )
480 min | Documentary
An eight-part exploration of the diverse peoples that make up the African continent.
Stars: Joe Morton, Abba Defar, Annan Cedi, Adam Ilius
Votes: 31
58. The Children's War (2010)
Not Rated | 64 min | Documentary, History, News
A lost generation of Ugandan youth is the result of a 24 year long civil war, where a vicious rebel army leads a massive and coldly systematic child abduction machine.
Director: Andrew Krakower
Votes: 19
59. The Pearl of Africa (2016)
92 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Captures an intimate's struggle for the right to love. Following a Ugandan transgender girl, forced to leave her country.
Director: Jonny von Wallström
Votes: 133
60. Wrong Elements (2016)
133 min | Documentary
Uganda, 1989. A young rebel who claims to be visited by spirits, Joseph Kony, forms a movement against the central power: the LRA, The Lord's Resistance Army. An "army" that grew by ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Littell | Stars: Geofrey, Nighty, Mike, Lapisa Evelyn
Votes: 78
61. Capturing Idi Amin (2006)
28 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary that looks at the real history behind the film The Last King of Scotland.
Director: Fran Robertson | Stars: Idi Amin, Andrea Calderwood, Giles Foden, Kevin Macdonald
Votes: 36
62. Moving On (VI) (2012)
90 min | Documentary
Finding beauty in risk.
Director: Matt Katsolis | Stars: Dave Hansow, Morgan Hansow, Asher Hansow, Jadyn Suubi
Votes: 9
63. KEMI (2020)
86 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Kemi is forced to let go of her newly born baby after realizing that she could lose it through the struggle but her motherly heart can't let go.
Director: Kizito Samuel Saviour | Stars: Edson Keith Abitegeka, Kiyaga Aisha, Kabagenyi Beatrice, Makubuya Elly
64. Karamoja (1954)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary
The filmed record of an expedition to the African interior, with scenes of animal life and native customs and practices.
Director: William B. Treutle
Votes: 49
65. Beware of Time (2004)
Not Rated | 64 min | Documentary, War
From the rolling hills of Kampala to the internally displaced people's camps in Gulu, Beware Of Time is a haunting and poignant documentary, which exposes the attitudes of HIV positive ... See full summary »
Director: Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine | Stars: Amule Amin, Ivan Byamugisha, Biryomumaisho Ignatius, Florence Mahoro
Votes: 14
66. No Land No Food No Life (2013)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
No Land No Food No Life is a hard-hitting film which explores sustainable peasant and community agriculture and the urgent calls for an end to corporate global land grabs.
Director: Amy Miller | Stars: Céline Bonnier, Neve Campbell
Votes: 44
67. Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World (2003)
Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary
Documentary presenting the realities of coming out in lesser developed countries.
Director: John Scagliotti | Stars: Janeane Garofalo, Maher Sabry
Votes: 164
68. Mzungu (n.) White-Wanderer (2010)
PG | 80 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
This feature length documentary, Mzungu, is our story about personal change, sacrifice, adventure, and ultimately the power of love and community. You will embark on a journey into the ... See full summary »
Director: Shane Gilbert | Stars: Shane Gilbert, Daniel Adams, Eric Byington, Scott Byington
Votes: 15
69. The Bitter Root (2021)
19 min | Short
David Ocitti was just a boy when the rebels attacked his village, killing his father and forcing him to become a soldier in their brutal army. After surviving gunfire in a narrow escape, ... See full summary »
Director: Chad Clendinen | Star: David Ocitti
71. The Wild and the Brave (1974)
R | 102 min | Documentary
This informative program looks at the conflicts that arise when a black man replaces a white chief warden in Uganda.
Director: Eugene S. Jones
Votes: 34
72. Imani (2010)
82 min | Drama
One day in the life of three people, a 12 year old former child soldier, a hip hop dancer and a maid taking us from the city of Kampala, Uganda to northern Uganda post-war.
Director: Caroline Kamya | Stars: Philip Buyi, Rehema Nanfuka, Stephen Ocen
Votes: 25
73. Discover Uganda (2014– )
24 min | Documentary
Discover the delights of taking the ultimate holiday in Uganda's most pristine and little known locations. Journey with Kemiyondo and Mosha as they indulge you into the amenities that ... See full summary »
Stars: Kemiyondo Coutinho, Mosha Danze
Votes: 18
74. The Mission (1997 TV Movie)
74 min | Documentary
Deep in the Ugandan bush, an Italian nun tries to get back 30 of her convent school girls who have been abducted for sex by an army of children led by a mystic claiming to be the son of God.
Director: Clive Gordon
75. Cohen on the Bridge: Rescue at Entebbe (2012)
20 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
A rescue like no other... Animated story of the 1976 hostage rescue in Entebbe , Uganda, narrated in first-person by the first commando to enter the building, through the perspective of his own family's rescue in the holocaust.
Director: Andrew Wainrib
76. Kalule (1979)
57 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Portraying Ayub Kalule, the boxer from Uganda who was "the most famous immigrant in Denmark" in the late 1970s. The film opens on a deserted, floodlit boxing ring, and on the soundtrack the... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Jørgen Hansen, Ayub Kalule, Børge Krogh, Jørgen Leth
Votes: 10
77. Better Angels (I)
Drama | Announced
A look at the plight of children soldiers in Uganda.
Director: Forest Whitaker | Star: Roman L. Armstrong
78. Bring Children from Streets (2009)
60 min | Documentary
When young local filmmakers Espen Faugstad and Eivind Nilsen suddenly decide to travel to Uganda to make a documentary about the orphanage Nsumba, it is the start of the long line of events... See full summary »
Directors: Espen Faugstad, Eivind Nilsen | Stars: Nilsen Eivind, Espen Faugstad, Dadja Kaweke, Juli Kaweke
79. To Live with Herds (1972)
65 min | Documentary
An exploration of life on a Jie homestead during the dry season.
Director: David MacDougall
80. Memorize-You-Saw-It (2008)
46 min | Documentary
For the past twenty years Uganda has been in and out of newspaper headlines as a nation in brutal guerilla civil-war. Over 30,000 child soldiers have conscripted by the Lord's Resistance ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Betz | Stars: Alexandrine Adeke, Patricia Akello, John Bosco Akena, Alfred Alito
81. Slum Angel (2020)
8 min | Short, Family
Angel, a young girl living in an impoverished Ugandan community, inherits supernatural powers after her mother dies. Along with her best friend Abdul, a quick-witted street boy, the pair help neighbors in need and solve mysteries.
Director: Julia Barnett
82. Operation Entebbe: The Element of Surprise (2020)
Documentary, Short
This documentary by Henry Segal reviews the historic event that is most commonly known as Operation Entebbe.
Director: Henry Segal
83. Barbet Schroeder Interview (2002 Video)
27 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Star: Barbet Schroeder
84. Shalom Putti (2022)
91 min | Documentary
A community of Jews virtually unknown to the outside world resides in Putti, a small village in eastern Uganda. The community sees its salvation in the arrival of Shlomo Riskin, a ... See full summary »
Director: Tamas Wormser
85. The Uganda Project (2018)
74 min | Documentary
Director: Robert Fritz | Stars: Jacqueline Akello, Alida Bakema-Boon, Jessica Boatwright, Agonza Eunice
86. Dominique Corti: un cammino per la vita (2017 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
An inspirational story that brings us to Canada, Italy and Uganda, one of an incredible family who have dedicated their lives to humanitarian efforts and helping those in need in a hospital in Uganda.
Directors: Filippo Campo, Roberto Campo | Stars: Francesco Bevilacqua, Bruno Corrado, Dominique Corti, Giuseppina Corti
87. Heals (2008)
12 min | Documentary, Short, News
A story of hope for formerly abducted child soldiers and other war-affected children in northern Uganda.
Director: Denise Rosenstein
88. Rites of Spring (2007)
73 min | Documentary
A film about translators overdubbing western films into the local language Luganda, in Uganda.
Director: Marcus Werner Hed | Stars: Lugemwa Aloysius, Mohammed Bagonza, Raheem Katongele, Robert Mugerwa
89. Stay Out of Africa, Whitey (2019 Video)
16 min | Short, News
Stars: Carl Benjamin, David Lammy, Kehinde Andrews
90. Pecore nere (2005)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Four African lesbians (3 Ugandan, 1 South-African) speak for themselves. They exist, they are, but their very being is denied, offended, threatened. They tell themselves with temper, grace and freedom. A beautiful film.
Director: Elena Sarno
91. On the White Nile: Trouble on the River That Roars (2001 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary
Directors: Gordon Brown, Allison Coleman | Star: Cam McLeay
92. Tracking the Sleeping Death (1938)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Mystery
A tale of science's battle with Africa's dread sleeping death that tells the true-life story of Sir David Bruce, a doctor/scientist. who went to Uganda in British Africa in 1900, and after ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Gilbert Emery, Claude King, Doris Lloyd, Hudson Shotwell
93. From Africa with Love (1971 TV Movie)
G | 80 min | Documentary
This exquisite film reveals the true beauty of Africa. Modern camera techniques bring you views of the scenery and wildlife as never seen before. This visual extravaganza is a must for all ... See full summary »
Director: Leonard B. Kaufman | Stars: Robert Clarke, Claudia Rieschel
94. Krigens børn (2002 TV Movie)
Documentary, War
6000 children are trapped right now in a terrible and forgotten war in Uganda. The documentary follows the Dane John Rheinstein and Red Barnet for half a year in their pursuit to find ... See full summary »
Directors: Henrik Grunnet, Keld Klüwer | Stars: China Keitetsi, John Rheinstein, Mette Vibe Utzon
95. Where the Hell is Matt? 2005 (2005 Video)
3 min | Short
Director: Matt Harding | Star: Matt Harding
96. Canaan Farm (2009)
11 min | Short
The LRA, or the Lord's Resistance Army, has been ravaging Northern Uganda for decades. By stealing children and forcing them through rape, brutality, mandatory murder and brainwashing, the ... See full summary »
Director: Eli Pyke
99. Forest Keepers (2013)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
After being evicted from their ancestral homes in 1991, the Batwa of Southwestern Uganda struggle to preserve their culture in a modernizing society.
Directors: Matthew Blake, Malina Fagan, Siede Kohl, Kristelle Laroche, Ben Mullinkosson
100. Hope (XLVIII)
Documentary | Filming
Some are born privileged, others face huge challenges. It is easy to resign to life as it is. But some rise above. From where do these people find this power to overcome? Where do they find meaning in the midst of challenging fate?