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Afro Obscura

@afroobscura.bsky.social

A video essay channel dedicated to breakdowns and analyses of Ugandan, African and Diasporic Art, History and Media. Curated by @niwamanya.bsky.social.

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Field Marshall John Okello and the Zanzibar Revolution - Part Four (Final) #Uganda #zanzibar #ZanzibarRevolution #EastAfrica

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Field Marshall John Okello and the Zanzibar Revolution - Part Three #Uganda #Zanzibar #ZanzibarRevolution #EastAfrica

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Field Marshall John Okello and the Zanzibar Revolution - Part Two #Uganda #Zanzibar #ZanzibarRevolution #EastAfrica

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Field Marshall John Okello and the Zanzibar Revolution - Part One #Ugandan #Zanzibar #ZanzibarRevolution #EastAfrica

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Have you seen, #ManOfAfrica, a feature-length drama film shot in Uganda in the early 1950s with a Ugandan cast? To learn more about this forgotten classic, watch #AHistoryOfFilmInUganda on @afroobscura.bsky.social YouTube channel here: youtu.be/ZkGlLRaclEM?... Subscribe to the channel!

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

A segment from #AHistoryOfFilmInUganda on the 1951 Hollywood film, #TheAfricanQueen starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn shot in colonial Uganda. Watch the full documentary on Afro Obscura's YouTube channel here: youtu.be/ZkGlLRaclEM?... Like, share & subscribe! #Uganda #Cinema #History

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

A snippet from a chapter in #AHistoryOfFilmInUganda on colonial film policy in Uganda. You can watch the full documentary on Afro Obscura's YouTube channel here: youtu.be/ZkGlLRaclEM?... Like, share and subscribe for more content like this. #Uganda #Cinema #History

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The channel's premiere video essay #AHistoryOfFilmInUganda is available for viewing on #YouTube. The documentary provides a kaleidoscopic view of the birth & evolution of #filmmaking as a cultural practice in present-day #Uganda. Like, comment, share & subscribe to channel! youtu.be/ZkGlLRaclEM?...

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A History of Filmmaking in Uganda

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

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Afro Obscura @afroobscura.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

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