BOBI WINE’S FILM WINS AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD AT THE CINEMA EYE HONORS

Bobi Wine’s film has secured the prestigious Audience Choice Award at the 17th annual Cinema Eye Honors, which took place on January 12 in New York.

“Woow! Honestly, we did not expect this because we never set out to make an award winning film, no! We just wanted to document our story, a story  of the people of Uganda fighting for freedom and democracy. We are just humbled that our story has received or has come to this level of international recognition. With this award and the attention that comes with it, we believe that we are going to be a little bit safer now because we know that the world is watching what is happening in Uganda,” he said.

The Ugandan singer and politician dedicated the award to his neighbour John Bosco Kibalama, “Ladies and gentlemen,  my wife and I are not the real heroes in this film, no. The true heroes are the hundreds of men, women, and children who have paid the ultimate price in our struggle for freedom in Uganda. Those that are lying in unmarked graves scattered over the country, the political prisoners, and those that are missing. Those are the true heroes. We salute them!”

Adding, “I want to dedicate this award to my friend and neighbour, John Bosco Kibalama, and dozens of others that were arrested and taken away by the security forces  and they’ve never been seen again. We honour you, we miss you, and we will never stop demanding for your freedom and return, dead or alive. Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen.”