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In the slums of Kampala, two men from opposite sides of the world come together over a shared love for America’s greatest hero: Rambo. Against all odds, the two make their own action movies with no money — and bring joy to millions of people on the internet. Welcome to “Wakaliwood.” Through comedy and kung-fu, "Once Upon a Time in Uganda" chronicles the unlikely friendship between Isaac Nabwana, a director hailed as “Africa’s Tarantino,” and Alan Hofmanis, a film programmer from New York. While Isaac tirelessly makes feature after feature, Alan brings his films to international audiences. But tensions flare as Isaac’s star rises — threatening their partnership and all of Wakaliwood.

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.

A mild-mannered doctor is trained in the art of ass-kicking commando vengeance by a no-nonsense ghetto kid in an effort to regain a family heirloom from Uganda’s toughest gang.

an action packed movie

A loving husband and father, Isaac is an unlikely multi-hyphenate action filmmaker working from his home in the slums of Wakaliga, Uganda. This funny, touching and inspiring story celebrates the art of filmmaking and the pure joy of creativity.

Enjoy this tale of a bootlegger vampire teaming with drug underworld types battling unprepared vampire hunters. Sexy vampires, muscleman vampires, a vampire earning a living.

Five childhood friends reunite for the first time after the death of their classmate Pedro, an unconditional Shrek fan. They are entrusted with an important mission: to honor the memory of the deceased by scattering his ashes at Shrekfest, a festival in honor of the green ogre and taking place in Wisconsin, USA.

Ebola hunters stomp out the Ebola virus.

A cannibalistic/zombesque film made by simple, genuine people who live in a place where cannibalism is still practiced and where the living dead, for the natives of the place, are part of their beliefs, their folklore.
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