Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.
Direction
Fines capture joy without exploiting suffering.
Sound
Acholi traditional music that demands your full body.
Editing
Seamless cuts between horror and hope.
Director
Andrea Nix Fine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Fines shot over 500 hours of footage and lived in the camp for months, earning trust before rolling camera.
The bwola dance Dominic performs is traditionally reserved for Acholi royalty — his selection was unprecedented and politically loaded.
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