Tickets for VTIFF Members and Passes will go on sale at 10am February 3rd, and tickets to the general public will go on sale at 10am February 7th.

In the history of the Oscars, only nine African films have ever been nominated for the best international feature prize. Tembele, directed and produced by actor-turned-director Mugisha who first rose to fame in 2008 on reality show Big Brother Africa, makes history as Uganda’s first ever Oscar submission. Shot in indigenous languages, it follows a man who works on a garbage truck, battling a mental setback after losing a son. The film treads a thin line between reality and make belief, employing Crows, Ravens and Marabou storks to produce a surrealist, psychological drama.

*Followed by Q&A with the director*