Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2016
Mr. Ability
Buy Mr. Ability now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Mr. Ability' is a 2016 short Ugandan documentary film about Simon Peter Lubega, a crippled artisan in Kampala. It was directed by Joel Okuyo Atiku and won the International Category at the Focus on Ability Awards 2016 in Australia by the decision of the judges.[http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/african/en/audiotrack/ugandan-filmmmaker-wins-top-honours-international-short-film-festival Ugandan Filmmaker Wins Top Honours At International Short Film Festival] Mr. Ability was the Special Request Screening for the December 2016 UN Human Rights Day in Morocco. It also won the award for Best Documentary at Pearl (of Africa) International Film Festival (PIFF) in Kampala. The music score includes a Ugandan song with the same title performed by Radio & Weasel featuring Rabadaba. Mr. Ability is a 5-minute eye opener to those who think disability is inability.[http://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/Mr._Ability_965.html Mr. Ability: Focus On Ability] It was nominated among the Top 10 Films[http://www.businessfocus.co.ug/two-ugandans-set-to-win-discovery-channel-don't-stop-wondering-film-award Two Ugandans Set To Win Discovery Channel Award] for the Discovery Channel's Don't Stop Wondering Africa Awards at the Jozi Film Festival in 2017.[http://www.screenafrica.com/page/news/festivals/1663259-Discovery-Channel-announces-finalists-for-its-Jozi-Film-Festival-award Discovery Channel Announces Finalists]
References
Category:Ugandan short films
Category:Ugandan documentary films
Category:2016 films
Category:Documentary films about people with disability
Buy Mr. Ability now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 2016