Uganda and USA / 2024 / 77mins / Documentary / Luganda and English

On April 24th, 2002, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine’s car broke down in the small town of Mbirizi, Uganda. While waiting for the car's repair he stumbled upon a photo studio and met photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, whose work spanned from the late 1950’s up till 2006 when he passed away. This chance encounter turned into a 22 year journey documenting and exploring Kibaate’s life and photography and the profound impact it had on Ntare’s life and the lives of the entire community he
documented. The film is centered on a large-scale outdoor exhibit in Kibaate’s hometown, which led to the community's discovery of long lost photos, family secrets and never before seen family members all being brought to life through Kibaate’s work.

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine is a dual citizen of Uganda and America working in the mediums of photography, theatre, film and television. Feature film acting credits include Blood Diamond and 40. Film directing credits include Beware of Time, which premiered at the Pan African Film Festival and at the Berlin Black International Cinema Festival where it won Best film on matters relating to Marginalized People. His most recent film Kuhani won the main prize for Best Achievement in Directing at the International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at Slamdance 2014. His TV acting credits include recurring roles on the Steven Soderbergh series The Knick, HBO’s series Treme, Heroes, The Riches, ER and CSI to name a few. Mwine recently received a Peabody Award nomination as a series regular on Showtime's The Chi. He starred in the 2020 Sundance Film Festival selected, Farewell Amor by Ekwa Msangi. He is set to write, direct, and produce a feature-length documentary about Ugandan studio photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo. Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh is attached as an executive producer. Learn More