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'''''Fate''''' was a 2006 Ugandan drama feature film directed by [[Cindy Magara]]. It was "the first [[Kinna-Uganda]] directed by a woman".<ref name=Rasmussen>Kristin Alexandra Rasmussen, [https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4889&context=etd_theses Kinna-Uganda: A Review of Uganda's National Cinema], Master's Thesis, [[San Jose State University]], pp.71-2.</ref> The film tells the story of Kate Komuntale, a corporate executive in her thirties who becomes infected with HIV after marrying Ken Bagonzo, a charming but philandering intelligence officer.<ref>[http://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2006/09/11/hivaids-comes-big-screen HIV/AIDS comes to the big screen], ''The New Humanitarian'', 11 September 2006.</ref> |
'''''Fate''''' was a 2006 Ugandan drama feature film directed by [[Cindy Magara]]. It was "the first [[Kinna-Uganda]] directed by a woman".<ref name=Rasmussen>Kristin Alexandra Rasmussen, [https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4889&context=etd_theses Kinna-Uganda: A Review of Uganda's National Cinema], Master's Thesis, [[San Jose State University]], pp.71-2.</ref> The film tells the story of Kate Komuntale, a corporate executive in her thirties who becomes infected with HIV after marrying Ken Bagonzo, a charming but philandering intelligence officer.<ref>[http://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2006/09/11/hivaids-comes-big-screen HIV/AIDS comes to the big screen], ''The New Humanitarian'', 11 September 2006.</ref> |
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''Fate'' was a low-budget, privately produced film.<ref name=EastAfrican>[https://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/broadcast-en/11188/uganda-no-country-for-filmmakers Uganda: No Country for Filmmakers], ''[[The EastAfrican]]'', 26 May 2008.</ref> At the time, Magara was a student at [[Makerere University]]. Magara gained knowledge and tools to make the movie at Cine Club, a monthly [[Kampala]] film forum. She also travelled to [[Nairobi]] to find professional help, organizing workshops there to develop the professional skills of her cast and crew.<ref name=Rasmussen/> Without government support, she raised money from family, friends and a bank loan.<ref name=EastAfrican/> The movie premiered at [[Hotel Africana]] on July 30, 2006.<ref name=Rasmussen/> It was also shown at the [[Zanzibar International Film Festival]]. |
''Fate'' was a low-budget, privately produced film.<ref name=EastAfrican>[https://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/broadcast-en/11188/uganda-no-country-for-filmmakers Uganda: No Country for Filmmakers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203053500/https://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/broadcast-en/11188/uganda-no-country-for-filmmakers |date=2022-12-03 }}, ''[[The EastAfrican]]'', 26 May 2008.</ref> At the time, Magara was a student at [[Makerere University]]. Magara gained knowledge and tools to make the movie at Cine Club, a monthly [[Kampala]] film forum. She also travelled to [[Nairobi]] to find professional help, organizing workshops there to develop the professional skills of her cast and crew.<ref name=Rasmussen/> Without government support, she raised money from family, friends and a bank loan.<ref name=EastAfrican/> The movie premiered at [[Hotel Africana]] on July 30, 2006.<ref name=Rasmussen/> It was also shown at the [[Zanzibar International Film Festival]]. |
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| Directed by | Cindy Magara |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Uganda |
Fate was a 2006 Ugandan drama feature film directed by Cindy Magara. It was "the first Kinna-Uganda directed by a woman".[1] The film tells the story of Kate Komuntale, a corporate executive in her thirties who becomes infected with HIV after marrying Ken Bagonzo, a charming but philandering intelligence officer.[2]
Fate was a low-budget, privately produced film.[3] At the time, Magara was a student at Makerere University. Magara gained knowledge and tools to make the movie at Cine Club, a monthly Kampala film forum. She also travelled to Nairobi to find professional help, organizing workshops there to develop the professional skills of her cast and crew.[1] Without government support, she raised money from family, friends and a bank loan.[3] The movie premiered at Hotel Africana on July 30, 2006.[1] It was also shown at the Zanzibar International Film Festival.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kristin Alexandra Rasmussen, Kinna-Uganda: A Review of Uganda's National Cinema, Master's Thesis, San Jose State University, pp.71-2.
- ^ HIV/AIDS comes to the big screen, The New Humanitarian, 11 September 2006.
- ^ a b Uganda: No Country for Filmmakers Archived 2022-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, The EastAfrican, 26 May 2008.