Academy Award®–Nominated Film Series Series—Bobi Wine: The People's President and Post-Screening Conversation

LACMA members are invited to join FILM at LACMA for a special screening of Bobi Wine: The People’s President and a post-screening conversation with directors 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 and the lives of his wife, Barbie, and their children 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.

Bobi Wine: The People’s President is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.

You will receive a link to view the film on the event date.

Watch the official trailer.

This screening is hosted by Slipstream, a LACMA-approved third-party screening platform. If you have not previously registered with Slipstream, you will be asked to provide a valid email address and set a password to create an account.