Bobi Wine: The People’s President (2022-U.K./Uganda/U.S.-113 min.) directed by Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp, is the third film in the Fall 2024 International Film Series and will be introduced by Professor Hans Eijmberts.

Monday, Nov. 18; 6:30pm; Wilder Pavilion, AAC and on Zoom: meeting ID 971 7700 6066

Bobi Wine: The People’s President (2022-U.K./Uganda/U.S.-113 min.) directed by Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp

Born in the slums of Kampala, Bobi Wine, Ugandan opposition leader, former member of parliament, activist, and national superstar musician, risks his life to fight the ruthless regime led by Yoweri Museveni. Museveni has been in power since 1986 and changed Uganda’s constitution to enable him to run for yet another five-year term. Running in the country’s 2021 presidential elections, Bobi Wine uses his music to denounce the dictatorial regime and support his life mission to defend the oppressed and the voiceless people of Uganda. In this fight, he must also take on the country’s police and military, which are not afraid to use violence and torture in a vain attempt to intimidate and silence him and his supporters.

Bentley’s Fall 2024 International Film Series is made possible with generous support from the Department of Global Studies, the Department of English and Media Studies, the Valente Center for the Arts & Sciences, the Bentley Library, the Office of Sustainability, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Media and Culture Labs & Studio, and the Academic Technology Center.