Private Project

The Tonto masters of kainamo

The documentary shot in kainamo village ,Bushenyi south western Uganda, explicitly showcases the techniques of a dying craft. ie banana beer (tonto) brewing..a cultural craft common amongst the banana growing bantu speaking people in this case the Banyankore of Uganda. the advance of modernisation has led to the loss of some of these Traditional cultural crafts.

  • kahangye kagwa
    Director
  • nsaba leonard
    Writer
  • kahangye kagwa
    Producer
  • kiiza francis
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    cultural documentary
  • Runtime:
    28 minutes 43 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Uganda
  • Country of Filming:
    Uganda
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    1080 HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - kahangye kagwa

Kahangye kagwa
is a 36 yr old uganda visual artist, studied a Bachelor degree in vocational Studies Art and industrial Design with Education from Kyambogo University, was introduced to digital photography by exchange students from finland. he is a self taught videographer and editor,and has never attended formal film school.the tonto masters of kainamo is his first docummentary he has released.

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