‘The Chi’ Actor Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine To Helm Docu On Ugandan Photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo – Film Briefs

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Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, who was recently seen in the Sundance film, Farewell Amor, is set to write, direct, and produce a feature-length documentary about Ugandan studio photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo. Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh is attached as an executive producer. Soderbergh and Ntare worked together on the Cinemax series, The Knick. Ntare, who is perhaps best known as one of the stars of Showtimes’ The Chi, first encountered Kibaate’s studio in 2002 driving through the Ugandan countryside doing research for his play Biro. Kibaate sadly passed away in 2006 leaving behind six wives, 36 children, and over 4000 medium format negatives and thousands of 35-millimeter prints and negatives. To carry on Kibaate’s legacy, Ntare has returned to Mbirizi and met with over 60 of his former photo subjects thus far, recreating their decades-old images by photographing the former subjects as well. “Kibaate’s artistry as a photographer and the rich history surrounding him, are any documentarian’s dream to discover, explore and share,” said Ntare. Soderbergh added, “the work should be seen as widely as possible.” Ntare, who will soon be seen on the third season of The Chi, is repped by Gallant Management, TalentWorks, and attorney Mark Wetzstein.

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