Directed by Jayant Maru Written by Mukasa Kelly James Cinematography Kasmed Kasoma Director Jayant Maru Cast Patriq Nkakalukanyi | Produced by MAHJ PRODUCTIONS Music by Tshila Initial release 2015 Music director Tshila | |
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Starring Sammy Wetala
Stephen Kiprotich
Blessing Naturinda
Felix Bwanika
Patriq Nkakalukanyi | ||
SIPI is a Ugandan film written by Mukasa Kelly James, directed by Jayant Maru and Stars Uganda's National Hero Olympian Gold Medalist Stephen Kiprotich Actor Patriq Nkakalukanyi with a Special Guest appearance by Miss Uganda 2014 Leah Kalanguka and in a lead role launches actor Sammy Wetala.
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Plot
SIPI (Sammy Wetala), whose family was a victim of the 2010 catastrophic Bududa Landslides in Eastern Uganda, is left with no option but to leave his submerged ancestral village. Arriving in Kampala city, the Capital of Uganda, he is met with modern day challenges on the City streets and is left homeless. He eventually participates in a marathon run, which leads to a chance encounter with Olympian Gold Medalist Stephen Kiprotich who invites him for a chat at the Mandela National Stadium, which leads to a dramatic change in his circumstances.
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Production
The film was directed by Jayant Maru. SIPI the movie has been shot entirely on location in Uganda taking advantage of locations like the scenic landscape of Kapchorwa, Mbale, Jinja and various locations across Kampala like Bahai Temple, Mandela National Stadium, Namuwongo, Ntinda, and Makerere College.