Bobi Wine: The People's President | |
Director: | Christopher Sharp Moses Bwayo |
Cinematography: | Sam Benstead Moses Bwayo Michele Sibiloni |
Editing: | Paul Carlin |
Producer: | John Battsek Christopher Sharp |
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Distributor: | National Geographic Documentary Films |
Country: | Uganda United Kingdom United States |
Runtime: | 113 minutes |
Language: | English |
Gross: | $44,486[1] |
Bobi Wine: The People's President, previously titled Bobi Wine: Ghetto President, is a 2022 Ugandan-British-American documentary film written and directed by Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo. It chronicles the presidential campaign of popular Ugandian singer Bobi Wine against long-ruling regime leader Yoweri Museveni.[2] It premiered out of competition at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[3] [4] [5] At the 96th Academy Awards, it was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature Film award.
This film was selected to be screened out of competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 1 September 2022.[6] National Geographic, in partnership with Variance Films, gave the film a limited theatrical release beginning in New York and Los Angeles on 28 July 2023.[7]
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | ||
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Academy Awards | 10 March 2024 | Best Documentary Feature Film | Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek | [8] | ||
Cinema for Peace Awards | 19 February, 2024 | Political Film of the Year 2024 | Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek | [9] | ||
British Independent Film Awards | 3 December 2023 | Best Documentary | Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo, John Battsek | [10] | ||
Best Editing | Paul Carlin | |||||
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary | Christopher Sharp | |||||
IDA Documentary Awards | 12 December 2023 | Best Feature Documentary | Bobi Wine: The People's President | [11] |