We Sing Together, Why Should We Fight? The KWETU Festival in Uganda
Caipirinha Short Films
In addition to releasing feature documentaries, Caipirinha Productions has produced an ongoing series of short films that focus on particular issues and locations. We continue to be engaged in these various campaigns and will publish our new shorts here as soon as they are completed!
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We Sing Together, Why Should We Fight? The KWETU Festival in Uganda
Cultures of Resistance Feature Documentary Trailer
Iara Lee's UN Press Conference
Opposing Violence Towards Iran
Banning Cluster Bombs: The Campaign and the Treaty
Love Boat or Hate Boat?
Resistance Artist Katibe 5
Hands Off Gaza
Fishing Under Fire
Battle for the Xingu
Lowkey and Shadia Mansour
Attack on the Mavi Marmara
A Look at Global Militarization
Skateistan!
Militarism, Mutilation, and Minerals: Understanding the Occupation of Afghanistan
MV BILL: Peace to the Favelas
Americas Social Forum
The Yes Men: Pranksters Against War (USA)
Andre Cypriano: Guns & Slums Photographer (Brazil)
Rami Farah: Anti-Occupation Films
Sierra Leone Rising
Fire in the Delta: The Struggle Against Shell in Nigeria
Lexxus Legal: Hip Hop for Social Change
The Rape of the Samburu Women
Building Beyond Conflict: Inspiring Congolese Kids for a Brighter Future
An Interview with Afghanistan’s First Female Governor: Dr. Habiba Sorabi
Thembo Kash: Cartooning for Justice
Coalition of the Billing: An Interview with Jeremy Scahill
Hassan Samedi: Cartoons Against Corruption
Breaking the Silence: Congo Week
The Courage of Neighbors: Stories from the Rwandan Genocide
Picture Afghanistan: Teaching Photojournalism in a War-Torn Country
Women Beyond War: A World March in Africa
Tehran Ratz: Graffiti for a New Iran
Saffron Revolution: A Nonviolent Army for Democracy
The Women’s Colloquium in Liberia: Gender Equality in Africa
Miatta Fahnbulleh: Educating the Next Generation
Festival au Desert: Playing for Peace in the Sahara
Another Failed Drug War: Poppy Eradication in Afghanistan
The Transformation of a Drug Capital: the Medellín Poetry Festival
César López: Turning Guns into Guitars
Papa Wemba: Singing for a Brighter Congo
Gatwitch Festival: Showcasing a New Generation of African Artists and Activists
Muslimgauze: Chasing the Shadow of Bryn Jones
Palestine: Uprising Against Occupation
Opposing Violence Towards Iran
Gaza Freedom March 2009
The Courage of Neighbors: Stories from the Rwandan Genocide
We Sing Together, Why Should We Fight? The KWETU Festival in Uganda
Uganda has been trapped in various forms of civil war since the early 1980s, as different ethnic groups have been pitted against one another in struggles for state power. The ongoing conflict has taken its toll on the country’s population, especially young people who have grown up surrounded by violence. After the conflicts began, a small group of concerned Ugandans established the Ndere Center, which encourages young people to take up traditional performing arts. Since 1997 the Ndere Center has hosted the Kwetu Festival, which brings together more than 1,000 performers from all over Uganda. This short film captures the Kwetu Festival’s celebratory mood and the determination of its participants to curtail violent conflict. As Ndere Center director Stephen Rwangyezi explains, “One of the reasons we are doing a festival like this is to create an understanding among the people at the local level so that if tomorrow a politician comes up and says, ‘let’s fight these others,’ people will say, ‘just a minute, we dance together, we sing together. Why should we fight?’