Episode 119e: The Return of the Eclectic Mayhem: Part 5

Fantastic Fest 2016We are still alive (somehow), so here is our report from Day 5 of Fantastic Fest 2016! In Ugandan terms, it is BEST OF DA BEST SUPA ACTION!

Movies mentioned:
Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses
Age of Shadows
The Arrival
Bad Black
Split
A Dark Song

People mentioned:
Nabwana IGG (director of Bad Black)
Alan Hofmanis (aka Commando Jesus, the American who made the pilgrimage to Wakaliwood)
Lee Majors
M. Night Shyamalan
James MacAvoy

Links:

The website for Wakaliwood, the movie studio forming in the Wakalia ghetto of Kampala, Uganda:
http://watch.wakaliwood.com/

The first eight minutes of Bad Black, including the English video joker track and the joke Melissa describes in the podcast (timestamp 1:30):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EcbxyHUGRc

1 comment

  1. Okay, now I am even more keen on seeing “The Arrival.” Yes indeedy.

    Also: I’m fascinated by the “joker track” thing. Like, every culture has its filters for how to process media, and Uganda chose a kind of DJ/riffer presence, grafted onto the normal “take a seat and watch the movie” setup. And they have fans! I love this whole concept.

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