The Ghetto Film Project Executive Director George Stanley Nsamba is set to premier a short film on Sunday 5th January, 2017.
Nsamba, who also doubles as a screenwritter, photographer and concept designer will premier ‘Time Irreversible’ at the National theater, Kampala, beginning 5pm.
When the Filmmaker took to social media confirming the date for the movie premier, many erupted in cheers.
This is because they have seen the transformative power of God lift the 27-year-old, whose life story took the deeper end at a tender age when his parents divorce in 1996.
At this, Nsamba, his mother and two siblings moved to Naguru-go-down, a huge slum in Kampala, into an unfinished building which flooded when it rained and construction went on as they lived in it
His mother was later diagnosed with HIV and admitted at Nsambya hospital in 1998.
Life became unbearable as He (Nsamba) had to take on raising, nourishing and protecting his siblings when they hit the streets of Kampala for survival; He had to carry trash, collecting old news papers that he sold to gather funds.
“I became a robber at the age of eight but as my friends kept getting killed or beaten to near death, one day at the age of 10, I decided to give up that kind of life. But then, my mother had been admitted at Nsambya hospital for nearly seven months. I was forced back to the streets, where I started abusing drugs that included Heroin, battling the addiction till I was 19.”
The 5-time film festival nominee, yet a college dropout from Makerere University, took a new course at life on July 11, 2010 when he survived the bomb blast at Kyadondo, although it claimed the life of his childhood best friend. This was his turning point.
Since committing to a life of possibilities and positively, God has turned the film maker into a testimony.
From India, Hon. Minister Ram Ashray Vishwakarma has applauded Nsamba and his team for work well done, promising to show support for the soon-to-be premiered short film tackling HIV/AIDS protection and reckless behavior.
“Time Irreversible is a film about how social media has created perfect beings in-front of our own imperfections and so is the case when a guy and a girl meet from social media and indulge in unprotected sex. The consequences are those neither of them can deal with.” George tells UG Christian News.
Adding, “It’s a film that covers a recent trend of one night stands amongst the youth and extreme moral degeneration affecting out generation.”
The film features Hellen Lukoma, Jayant Maru, Neeraj Vishwakarma, Kerim Markus and Kidron Nabende will show alongside a number of short films made my Ugandans – free entry.
“This is my 4th official short film and second collaboration with my EP Neeraj Kizito Vishwakarma. I am so grateful to the entire team I worked with on this one. The guest of honor will be Hon. Jannat Mukwaya, the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social development.” George says.
Elsewhere, George’s spoken-word driven short film, “Silent Depression” was an official selection at the inaugural Kampala Short Film Festival in 2016.
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