The New Wave of Ultra-Violent Ugandan DIY Action Cinema: Wakaliwood

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  • Опубліковано 25 тра 2024
  • In the Ugandan slum of Wakaliga, a thriving action film industry called Wakaliwood has emerged. Mixing elements of Western action films and Chinese Kung Fu movies with Ugandan culture, Wakaliwood’s films have garnered a cult following not just in in Uganda, but all over the world. We spend a day on the set of the next Wakaliwood hit.
    A Ugandan Filmmaker's Quest to Conquer the Planet with Low-Budget Action Movies - bit.ly/1OlD1eg
    00:00 Intro
    02:52 Drawing inspiration from the ghetto
    05:35 "You have to invent everything as you go"
    09:29 A great opportunity to shift the narrative of African cinema
    Up Next: Uganda's Moonshine Epidemic: bit.ly/1Ozvp8c
    Music for the piece was provided by Ramon Film Productions and Alex "Saba Saba" Kirya.
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  • @galaxusandroxus8686
    @galaxusandroxus8686 4 роки тому +15897

    Budget 2/10
    Trying & passion 3000/10

    • @OstapBender
      @OstapBender 4 роки тому +575

      That's why I wish this guys da best. Because they have passion. You know. They really trying hard to make awesome movies. And I like it. It's funny and entertaining. Their movies have soul. It's kinda trash-movies in good meaning of that. They have near-zero budget but a lot of passion. Love such things. Wish them luck. And go and buy a signed DVD for supporting them =)

    • @obeseboy597
      @obeseboy597 4 роки тому +140

      Budget 0/10

    • @neptun3805
      @neptun3805 4 роки тому +57

      This is why i love wakaliwood

    • @Azazel._.
      @Azazel._. 4 роки тому +26

      Its over 3000

    • @aidanb9671
      @aidanb9671 4 роки тому +16

      @@OstapBender and they don't have the stuff that we have

  • @PonchoANS7
    @PonchoANS7 9 років тому +2307

    This is the shit. The movies may be corny as hell, but these guys are following their dreams and creating a precedent for a film industry in the country. Who knows, maybe one day Uganda will be know for it's films.

  • @coachacola3755
    @coachacola3755 Рік тому +1316

    5:39 This skirmish right here is actually one of the best fights for a low budget film I've seen in awhile. It's not a neat and obviously choregraphed fight, it's dirty, it's how an actual fight would unfold in a exaggerated action film.

    • @ZBRO881
      @ZBRO881 Рік тому +69

      yeah that’s some pretty good choreography

    • @NinjaKiller1233
      @NinjaKiller1233 Рік тому +54

      You are not wrong at all man, I actually really like that scene, you can really see how they up the ante with each film. Its awesome seeing the birth of this and then them inventing methods to improve upon it. They are doing really good honestly and it makes you wonder how the direction of cinema will go from there.

    • @user-lc9vr3bf2e
      @user-lc9vr3bf2e Рік тому

      No its really not

    • @NinjaKiller1233
      @NinjaKiller1233 Рік тому +22

      @@user-lc9vr3bf2e okay

    • @WowBlankpage
      @WowBlankpage Рік тому

      @@user-lc9vr3bf2e it is though? what are you on? Crack?

  • @officialFredDurstfanclub
    @officialFredDurstfanclub 2 роки тому +25

    0% budget.
    0% distribution
    0% backing
    100% passion

  • @dude5505
    @dude5505 3 роки тому +5236

    "New york city?"
    "New York city!"
    *proceeds to shoot*

    • @dude5505
      @dude5505 3 роки тому +8

      @Abu Omer lmao

    • @fib7615
      @fib7615 3 роки тому +48

      @Nikolas Mason ew redditor

    • @fib7615
      @fib7615 3 роки тому +33

      At least I protect people and arrest federal criminals, unlike a site which most users there don't even have a taste of humor

    • @bobbyj9173
      @bobbyj9173 3 роки тому +3

      Remember no Uganda

    • @NamelessKnightt
      @NamelessKnightt 3 роки тому +4

      Ohhhhhh nooooooooo!

  • @naizamabao4681
    @naizamabao4681 4 роки тому +5362

    Look at them.
    Getting hurt to make movies.
    No money.
    Jesus,its all for our entertainment
    Respects paid

    • @piercetinney3658
      @piercetinney3658 4 роки тому +115

      Mr Wolfy Not really. These guys have a passion and they take pride in their work. Doing all this probably entertains them more.

    • @rjpena6273
      @rjpena6273 4 роки тому +22

      Just like jackie chan!

    • @devitus781
      @devitus781 4 роки тому +7

      @@piercetinney3658 yeh lol

    • @xostler
      @xostler 4 роки тому +26

      Pierce Tinney nah man it’s for the love of the craft. You gotta respect anyone who pursues what they love in spite of their life situation.

    • @Foe_K
      @Foe_K 4 роки тому +3

      america special effects? lol ACTUALLY HURT UR ACTORS AMERICA

  • @detritus3676
    @detritus3676 3 роки тому +243

    This guy is actually kinda good bro, imagine he had actual funding

    • @clashoclan3371
      @clashoclan3371 3 роки тому +11

      You're late, he makes alot of money now, he started selling his movies on his website like 4 years ago.

    • @tankdempsey526
      @tankdempsey526 3 роки тому

      @@clashoclan3371 What's the website?

    • @ePumma
      @ePumma 2 роки тому +1

      I think They are terrorists now!

    • @yes43434
      @yes43434 2 роки тому +10

      @@ePumma bro what

    • @5ld734
      @5ld734 2 роки тому +7

      @@ePumma lol is this a troll they make action movies

  • @hms2407
    @hms2407 3 роки тому +237

    These guys are really passionate about what they do. And thats what you dont see in hollywood. They're not chasing money but doing this only for fun. Someone should make a gofundme for them.

    • @typicalasianguy1805
      @typicalasianguy1805 3 роки тому +13

      Eventually, as they get popular. They will start to crave the money and lose their passion. This is something that I am afraid of. I mean for anyone. Since, seeing people who were once nice or passionate and now greedy and desperate, just makes me feel sad.

    • @leyland205olympian2
      @leyland205olympian2 2 роки тому +2

      they've got their own patron website

    • @code066funkinbird3
      @code066funkinbird3 2 роки тому

      Meanwhile Bollywood : it's entertainment

    • @code066funkinbird3
      @code066funkinbird3 2 роки тому

      @@typicalasianguy1805 and their neflix

    • @hms2407
      @hms2407 2 роки тому +5

      @@code066funkinbird3 bollywood is too cringey to begin wite. Tbh shows like Scared Games are top tier also their old school movies like hera pheri etc but than that its all trash

  • @pepperonidogfart2080
    @pepperonidogfart2080 4 роки тому +4222

    “My stories come from my life.”
    *Jesus Kung Fu*

  • @keijiishida1975
    @keijiishida1975 9 років тому +6123

    Loving how they aren't buying new products to film the movie but using old scrap metal and customizing into a weapon. This is just not only a film but a piece of art.

    • @paulinhoxavierii3744
      @paulinhoxavierii3744 9 років тому +107

      Keiji Ishida its not easy to have a real gun in uganda and i heard that the police refused to hire them real guns thats why they started making their own.

    • @keijiishida1975
      @keijiishida1975 9 років тому +70

      Thank you I didn't know that the laws in Uganda was strict with weapons. I am a High school student who goes to an art High and I always wanted to see an independent film that is creative and uses prop thats not been bought but made. And many people now a days is not really thinking to much about the film and the shot it self but the tools there using and I don't like that.

    • @paulinhoxavierii3744
      @paulinhoxavierii3744 9 років тому +12

      but its a good idea, we still have fun out of what they produce

    • @runenroll
      @runenroll 9 років тому +20

      Katongole Paulinho II Even in the UK you aren't using live firearms that much. The most common types of weapons used for filming are soft-airs and replicas. The live firearms come with an armourer and fire blank shots.

    • @ladygirlblah
      @ladygirlblah 9 років тому +2

      Keiji Ishida exactly. when i saw that part, i felt like ron swanson at a woodworking convention.

  • @HerroVincey
    @HerroVincey 3 роки тому +44

    That was a really deep point about "stereotyping African violence." The people just like their action movies, like any other people. They like to feel attached to strong action heroes. Maybe even more than us. We all like having someone to root for, someone on our side.

  • @breadman2983
    @breadman2983 3 роки тому +42

    Hes bringing back an old cheesy, hilarious way of film, that most are too afraid to make anymore. Hes right about his chuck norris comparison. Those old films, rambo etc. They're pretty cheesy, and we love em.
    This stuff sells, its great.

  • @trygveevensen171
    @trygveevensen171 4 роки тому +5610

    Someone get this guy a better PC, a screen, some hard drives and maybe even a camera and he'll be set.

    • @jasonparmar4658
      @jasonparmar4658 3 роки тому +39

      +1

    • @12D_isME
      @12D_isME 3 роки тому +19

      +2

    • @ttg5655
      @ttg5655 3 роки тому +1

      @Jabed Shaikh stupid they have everything he's talking better equipment

    • @h1inc816
      @h1inc816 3 роки тому +27

      @@POPCORN_BRAWL tyler perry makes terrible movies, but he knows exactly what his niche audience likes and wants, which is why his films have grossed over $1 billion

    • @d.c.shawty2454
      @d.c.shawty2454 3 роки тому +3

      His movies r awesome lol!!!! he does a good job with what he has LOL!!!

  • @Bruce_T
    @Bruce_T 4 роки тому +22348

    Hollywood ❌
    Bollywood ❌
    Wakaliwood ✅

    • @adc3699
      @adc3699 4 роки тому +166

      every time cheaper

    • @v.7726
      @v.7726 4 роки тому +105

      This is legiment wakanda

    • @markkujo2443
      @markkujo2443 4 роки тому +2

      I

    • @uicidalafvibe7564
      @uicidalafvibe7564 4 роки тому +4

      Rahmat. Yooooooo that other guys a fucking tard 🤦🤦🤦🤷😂😂😂😂

    • @arthurbillot4317
      @arthurbillot4317 4 роки тому +14

      Forgot lolywood

  • @colored_printers664
    @colored_printers664 2 роки тому +306

    actually, this is beautiful. suchg miserable economy conditions, yet this man still has a passion for film making and makes it fun for everyone involved, makes all this while being completely self-taught. I adore this man. I wish him success

  • @Legal-104
    @Legal-104 Рік тому +216

    i absolutely love the creativity these guys have. i hope they have all the sucess in the world.

  • @quasicroissant
    @quasicroissant 7 років тому +505

    "there are so many stories in Uganda, which are virgin. No one has ever done them."
    It's like poetry

    • @Morgai-Fly
      @Morgai-Fly 6 років тому +18

      FinRanomness lol I literally read this comment as the guy was saying it.

    • @alex-sv8ru
      @alex-sv8ru 6 років тому

      FinRanomness I'll do them.

    • @HuckleberryHim
      @HuckleberryHim 6 років тому +7

      FinRanomness This is a completely valid use of the word virgin. "Virgin snow" etc.

    • @hochivlogs
      @hochivlogs 6 років тому

      Marxist Alpha he never said it wasn't :p

    • @malcolmleonard3974
      @malcolmleonard3974 6 років тому

      FinRanomness oh yes so smart ain’t they ? The entire region is dumb.

  • @ronaldli5
    @ronaldli5 5 років тому +2797

    These are people who do it out of passion, not money. It's just filled with love and fun.

    • @al-baihaqy3735
      @al-baihaqy3735 5 років тому +64

      U forgot the kungfu

    • @drillz8945
      @drillz8945 5 років тому +42

      SUPA FIGHTA!

    • @republicansareoffendedeasi821
      @republicansareoffendedeasi821 5 років тому +8

      Nobody does something without getting paid it might be their passion but they love the money to you're not going to do it for free.

    • @offstroke1568
      @offstroke1568 5 років тому

      Cant say the same thing about animes

    • @retroke6560
      @retroke6560 5 років тому +17

      when YT used to be like that... i miss Golden age of YT

  • @sankarjyotibora1539
    @sankarjyotibora1539 2 роки тому +31

    I was laughing in the beginning but it turned into massive respect once I've seen their passion and hard work.

  • @porquetimas
    @porquetimas 2 роки тому +20

    Bad news: Wakaliwood got on fire tonight (October 28/29, 2021) in Uganda. The whole team are safe but I think there's a countless loss in materials, like scene weapons and editing computers. I hope they create a crowdfunding so we can help them through this bad time. Waiting for more news. Stay strong, Captain Alex.

  • @Ballbuster1000
    @Ballbuster1000 3 роки тому +1495

    That DIY minigun prop is the most awesome thing I have ever seen made with a low budget

    • @thecoolbrick9518
      @thecoolbrick9518 3 роки тому +32

      I'm would pay him $ to make me one lol

    • @zephyrus5334
      @zephyrus5334 3 роки тому +5

      @The cool brick How much $50, $100, $500, $1000?

    • @guardian6975
      @guardian6975 3 роки тому +11

      @@zephyrus5334 1,000,000

    • @wiredchip4724
      @wiredchip4724 3 роки тому +4

      You are paniking and i am kalm

  • @ireviewshtuff
    @ireviewshtuff 8 років тому +483

    I love the prop guy, he wheels out some basic and kinda meh props, then he pulls out a fucking minigun like it's no big deal.

    • @DiegoAlanTorres96
      @DiegoAlanTorres96 7 років тому +80

      A FUCKING MINIGUN

    • @delt_A
      @delt_A 7 років тому +61

      Lmao yeah I like the part where he's like "dis is from motorcycle, heh"

  • @StarlingASMR
    @StarlingASMR 3 роки тому +334

    These guys are awesome 👏

  • @nahshonimmanuel1704
    @nahshonimmanuel1704 2 роки тому +33

    They aren’t waiting for Hollywood and being brave, I was born in Uganda, grew up in France / Canada, this is so inspiring, nothing but respect ✊🏾

  • @Krustentier471
    @Krustentier471 3 роки тому +2980

    I recommend y‘all to watch his movies after smoking

  • @bradleyho1442
    @bradleyho1442 3 роки тому +6953

    This dude just needs a good PC and camera and he's set. Someone needs to setup a GoFundMe and hook this guy up. Love his passion.

  • @avis21X
    @avis21X Рік тому +8

    Strange how we respect Wakaliwood more than actual Hollywood. Because this is passion, doing what you love regardless of the circumstance. While Hollywood complains about having to break even at the Box Office, Wakaliwood just does their own thing.

  • @redfront6707
    @redfront6707 Рік тому +10

    Honestly a lot better than high budget Hollywood movies, I watched Who Killed Captain Alex from start to end and enjoyed it a lot more than any Hollywood movie I’ve ever watched

  • @SteamCheese1
    @SteamCheese1 3 роки тому +2574

    They might not have the production value, nor the skills or equipment. But damn their passion, sweat, tears and blood is behind it. I respect the hell out of them.

    • @mustard4762
      @mustard4762 3 роки тому +80

      Just remember, they were rated 8.8 on MDB, pretty good for a low budget movie
      The "Who Killed Captain Alex" ons

    • @monotonexylophone1623
      @monotonexylophone1623 2 роки тому +42

      They got the skills, the kung fu scenes are great

    • @JustFiddler
      @JustFiddler 2 роки тому +1

      same here ! it is inpiring me

    • @thevillagetroublemaker
      @thevillagetroublemaker 2 роки тому +5

      They entertain people, which is just special.

  • @slowsongunited
    @slowsongunited 7 років тому +1212

    They're so passionate about this. It's amazing what they could do with a larger budget.

    • @SinjidKhan
      @SinjidKhan 7 років тому +33

      William Simpson Well, budget is one thing, but resources to learn to improve is another. I think the director (and producer) not only lacks the computing power for better programs, but also lacks knowledge of how to use those programs.
      a bigger budget could probably help, but what they really do need is more foreign directors and producers to help out, as the new yorker said in the video.

    • @SinjidKhan
      @SinjidKhan 7 років тому +6

      William Simpson Well, budget is one thing, but resources to learn to improve is another. I think the director (and producer) not only lacks the computing power for better programs, but also lacks knowledge of how to use those programs.
      a bigger budget could probably help, but what they really do need is more foreign directors and producers to help out, as the new yorker said in the video.

    • @carlosrojo7280
      @carlosrojo7280 7 років тому +6

      +JaredThinks movies today are all computers and bad directors

    • @reeldirtiestudios
      @reeldirtiestudios 7 років тому +14

      William Simpson right... kills me... wish I was a billionaire so I could toss them some cash and equipment

    • @TimNurTV
      @TimNurTV 6 років тому +1

      Low budget and raw feel is what gives it its charm though

  • @spongeyspikes09
    @spongeyspikes09 Рік тому +7

    When I was a kid I always wanted to make movies like this, home made, crappy effects but still a movie
    And when I heard just how much he sold to buy a cheap PC and Camera just made his story even more inspiring

  • @Abdullah-mn6sw
    @Abdullah-mn6sw 2 роки тому +13

    I love how they are genuinely happy and proud of their achievements. I admire them.

  • @twm0904
    @twm0904 4 роки тому +3169

    Who Killed Captain Alex deserves an Oscar

    • @notstonks8436
      @notstonks8436 4 роки тому +22

      @@ubuyashi735 Who tf are you talking about!

    • @notstonks8436
      @notstonks8436 4 роки тому +15

      @@CancerArpegius lol

    • @aqiftebo987
      @aqiftebo987 4 роки тому +3

      @@notstonks8436 don't say that you stupid like do you even know him? Bruh where are you parents

    • @notstonks8436
      @notstonks8436 4 роки тому +2

      @@aqiftebo987 my parents are working

    • @giogio3739
      @giogio3739 4 роки тому +22

      De man is kilin us man

  • @cjlee9476
    @cjlee9476 3 роки тому +2448

    “Jesus Kung Fu!” I’m dead👌😂🤣

    • @danko0911
      @danko0911 3 роки тому +67

      Jesus kung fu 😳

    • @filmart430
      @filmart430 3 роки тому +47

      Kung fu Jesus has a better ring to it.

    • @zalangueth4983
      @zalangueth4983 2 роки тому +26

      0:15 For "Jesus Kung Fu"

    • @diegode415
      @diegode415 2 роки тому +14

      As a Catholic I support this message

    • @thebatman313
      @thebatman313 2 роки тому +2

      Black Jesus

  • @dragonarch0
    @dragonarch0 2 роки тому +7

    Best example of where there is will there is way. The amount of effort and passion they put in the movies deserve much respect, awards and funding.

  • @chimera916
    @chimera916 Рік тому +4

    He is creating dreams.
    This is the real essence of cinema... George Melies, Murnau and the other "fathers" of cinema did the same more than a century ago, creating everithing with their own forces.
    Absolute respect for him and for the actors, this is a good thing and they will bring positive energy in their land and in this world.

  • @datenraten1983
    @datenraten1983 8 років тому +763

    "There is more than one narrative in a goddamn continent"

  • @marion_roberts
    @marion_roberts 4 роки тому +334

    First few minutes of this docu I was laughing at how rag tag their productions is, and I ended up watching the entire damn thing with an appreciation just how passionate they are. Truly inspiring.

  • @jahssus7905
    @jahssus7905 Рік тому +127

    "ultra violent ugandan"
    "...diy action cinema"
    they got us in the first half ngl

    • @cryora
      @cryora Рік тому +3

      So if I go to Ugandan and a guy tries to rob me with that potato looking gun, should I treat it like a real firearm so as to not judge a gun by its looks?

  • @naota3k
    @naota3k Рік тому +2

    Absolutely love these guys. They have just a tiny morsel of a fraction of a percentage of a traditional movie budget, but their drive and passion for making their art _absolutely_ shines through to create something bigger than the sum of its parts.

  • @THEFRISKIESTDINGO
    @THEFRISKIESTDINGO 3 роки тому +2318

    His movies make me laugh, but he always makes me cry. He sold everything he had for the camera, and he didn’t have enough, so he made bricks by hand and sold them to get the rest. He built his PC himself. He wanted to make movies and he brings so much fun and joy to everyone on his village, and from there it spread out to millions of people. If I’m not mistaken, the first time he was in a movie theater was when he was watching his movie in a film festival, and these guys watching Enter the Dragon and mimicking Bruce Lee make better fight scenes than most Hollywood studios. Ffs I love this man. He’s an inspiration.

    • @thedorkknight4739
      @thedorkknight4739 2 роки тому +28

      Well said

    • @goldenstarmusic1689
      @goldenstarmusic1689 2 роки тому +60

      Genuinely glad I'm not the only one who actually really likes his movies. I think that the story of their production is just as interesting and inspiring, and it's good to see that Who Killed Captain Alex became such a huge success, bringing joy to millions. There's a charm to his movies, made by people who care to make something entertaining and fun, compelling to watch.

    • @d8teh329
      @d8teh329 Рік тому +3

      @@goldenstarmusic1689 nah

    • @catto8331
      @catto8331 Рік тому +7

      @@d8teh329 had to ruin that 🗿

    • @goldeneagle99
      @goldeneagle99 2 місяці тому

      ​@catto833hahaaaa1

  • @user-nl6md8pu6y
    @user-nl6md8pu6y 9 років тому +1359

    Art is important in a society, it creates heroes and sometimes heroes can inspire people to lead creative and productive lives. It's awesome that these people are using this time and energy to create rather than destroy. Uganda has long been plagued by conflict and tragedy so hopefully this might allow people more of a common ethos.

    • @ihavebeard30
      @ihavebeard30 9 років тому +21

      So true. I thought this was brilliant, find their vision inspiring having been in Africa a few times

    • @solokom
      @solokom 9 років тому +19

      Corey Knight and that from a person using a picture of Stalin as a profil pic ^^

    • @user-nl6md8pu6y
      @user-nl6md8pu6y 9 років тому +32

      dogmatix15 I have never been to the continent but I have studied it a lot. I think that most of these people could easily devote their skills and determination to any of the many militia groups or rival gangs, but rather than perpetuate the cycle of war they work together on these projects. Imagine future generations of Ugandans refusing to contribute to civil war for a dream of Wakaliwood and making friends from enemies. People from one village might learn new admiration for an enemy village when one of their villagers play a lead role in their favorite film. I might be an optimistic westerner getting ahead of myself but I think there are things that no amount of foreign aid can influence but these films might be the solution to apathy, despair and hatred.

    • @higherwrldsprodction2955
      @higherwrldsprodction2955 9 років тому +2

      Corey Knight Order from chaos - Terence Mckenna

    • @LongTimeNoSeeO_O
      @LongTimeNoSeeO_O 9 років тому +15

      Corey Knight Oh lord, okay, Corey, no offence meant mate,i hate to be that guy but, a few things i should clarify, since you say you have "studied" the continent(and btw, there are so many cultures from Africa that that generalization makes me doubt that statement ), as a Ugandan :
      -There hasnt been actual civil war in Uganda in close to 20+ years . Also,if you count Kony, he was a mad man who ,together with a bunch of goons, terrorized the Uganda/Sudan border and was chased to Congo years before the International Community took notice
      -There are no "rival villages". That notion is so ridiculous i dont even...what exactly did you study? Jesus , who has time for that? There are tribes yes, but tribal violence is unheard of here . Like....what did you study? Jesus
      -Current generations, present generations,etc are all just like you and any other american/european/asian/south american. No one is riding around in a mercedes shooting at pedestrians like you see in the movies .
      Look, i hate to shit on an "optimistic westerner" but your statement was so .....off point as to actual Ugandans and any actual problems they have that i had to type out this TL;DR response
      Reminds me of this article i read , by a western missionary who came to Kenya and was "let down and disappointed" by how normal everything was, supermarkets, cars ,etc, no starving fly children and ebola patients like she expected. SMH

  • @zuluactual839
    @zuluactual839 3 роки тому +13

    "It's cool"
    "Because I enjoy what I do"
    Damn, give these dudes good materials, they deserve it

  • @justarandomguyonyoutube7978
    @justarandomguyonyoutube7978 2 роки тому +5

    Damn! The dedication, sweat, and time put on these movies is soo inspiring. Theyre so dedicated to their dream, theyll do everything just to achieve them all. Also that "jesus kung fu" had me wheezing for 5 mins straight. Props to these guys for not giving up.

  • @CrudusViscus
    @CrudusViscus 7 років тому +1865

    That prop guy is a fucking pro, holy shit.
    Also: "There's more than one narrative in the goddamned continent." YES.

    • @Kriskazam
      @Kriskazam 6 років тому +23

      CrudusViscus his Oscar friends remind me of the same goddamn liberal racism as when gangster rap started to make a come up.

    • @something3118
      @something3118 6 років тому +2

      Liberals are stereotyped to fight against racists usually in a violent way

    • @Kriskazam
      @Kriskazam 6 років тому +15

      Fighting racists in a violent way is often good though.

    • @pepsicola4718
      @pepsicola4718 6 років тому +5

      CrudusViscus I bet I Hate Everything is happy for them right now.

    • @drippinwet774
      @drippinwet774 6 років тому +1

      learning takes you places; change will almost always be a natural by-product

  • @Foe_K
    @Foe_K 4 роки тому +2021

    Americans: We're the best at making fake blood
    Wakaliwood: Be a man and use cow blood

    • @naizamabao4681
      @naizamabao4681 3 роки тому +20

      Dayum

    • @richardbeaudangles2559
      @richardbeaudangles2559 3 роки тому +55

      We used to do that, TCM was literally dolled with beef blood, road kill dogs, cats and other animals, but we stopped for some dumb reason

    • @cooperbrain
      @cooperbrain 3 роки тому +3

      @@richardbeaudangles2559 yes

    • @donjadda3388
      @donjadda3388 3 роки тому +46

      Richard Beau Dangles maybe cuz deseases and viruses

    • @razanroult5216
      @razanroult5216 3 роки тому +10

      @@richardbeaudangles2559
      It's 2020
      you think you wouldn't get a disease?

  • @illgondee9253
    @illgondee9253 2 роки тому +6

    Dude hit the Lu Kang MK4 winning pose! 1:00
    This is awesome.

  • @user-id5zl5nq5t
    @user-id5zl5nq5t 2 місяці тому +2

    The movie was violent and graphic, it had no censorship, it just shows how war is brutal and merciless once you're on the battlefield.

  • @something591
    @something591 4 роки тому +1212

    7:11 they actually put effort into their films.

    • @supermanscat6930
      @supermanscat6930 4 роки тому +137

      That mini gun was an absolute master piece. what a craftsman.

    • @andricrypto2852
      @andricrypto2852 4 роки тому +58

      Yea! And with spare parts taken from something else, respect! Not easy to do. And here i am struggling to set up an IKEA table 😅

    • @7kAndyy
      @7kAndyy 4 роки тому +18

      Andri Crypto trueeee it actually looks good and powerful if it shot real bullets. huge props to them 😁

    • @Skaboom1
      @Skaboom1 4 роки тому +2

      66xofydeeps aka 7kandyy ha get it “props”

    • @lololeloup4397
      @lololeloup4397 4 роки тому +9

      I want this dude work on Nerf for 2025 Nerf guns

  • @user-ut6sj9vg5x
    @user-ut6sj9vg5x 6 років тому +515

    They actually really care for what they do. Respect.

    • @frankgrimes2679
      @frankgrimes2679 5 років тому

      And no other directors do?

    • @nurahmadhafizuddin5498
      @nurahmadhafizuddin5498 5 років тому +1

      @@frankgrimes2679 In this case, not only directors but also the actors and everyone that involve in bringing Wakaliwood to the top

  • @swagmund_freud6669
    @swagmund_freud6669 Рік тому +2

    Wakaliwood brings me a genuine joy and wonder to life that most big movies don't bring me. The passion and love for film-making is really proven to be all that is needed to create a good work of art, and Wakaliwood is the proof. Big up Uganda from Canada!

  • @ninadachrekar7215
    @ninadachrekar7215 2 роки тому +8

    "There are so many stories in Uganda, which are virgin. No one has ever done them."

  • @__confetti4968
    @__confetti4968 5 років тому +2423

    I like how they show up at NYC and just start gunning everyone down

    • @gangweedernigga4012
      @gangweedernigga4012 5 років тому +89

      i think all they care about is the *A c t i o n*

    • @mxgeru343
      @mxgeru343 5 років тому +17

      They would get shot down a few kilometers ahead. No chance

    • @falloutfan1013
      @falloutfan1013 5 років тому +14

      Like every superhero movie ever lol

    • @fazeroblox9779
      @fazeroblox9779 5 років тому +38

      *_New york city? NEW YORK CITYYYYYYY_*

    • @emmanuelh.2763
      @emmanuelh.2763 5 років тому +2

      As funny as this comment is, I'm afraid to like it lmao I'm sure Someone is watchin ctfu

  • @DoctorThundah
    @DoctorThundah 6 років тому +388

    Man, this is super cool. I came expecting some hilariously bad special effects, but it's actually really impressive how much they're able to do with comparatively little, and they clearly love what they're doing. I respect what these guys are doing a lot more than what a lot of the people in Hollywood churn out every year.

    • @CyberDog4304
      @CyberDog4304 6 років тому +7

      with the little amount of resources that they have its pretty impressive

  • @josephfranzen5626
    @josephfranzen5626 2 роки тому +3

    This guy is amazing. He’s fulfilling his life long passion of film making in a part of the world where electricity isn’t even a standard part of life. Makes you grateful for the life you have and the luxuries we take for granted in the 1st world.

  • @degenatron4572
    @degenatron4572 2 роки тому +1

    They have such passion. The passion for filmmaking is on passionate display in every frame of these passionate works of art. This filmmaker has earned all of my respect which he deserves along with a million dollars. Someone get a gofundme going! 👏

  • @MaxMiesen
    @MaxMiesen 5 років тому +1068

    Someone get this guy a nice camera and computer to edit with he really deserves it

    • @028TuvaluanHero
      @028TuvaluanHero 5 років тому +53

      I was thinking the same thing.

    • @nickkoln6448
      @nickkoln6448 5 років тому +9

      agreed!

    • @relaxinwithjaxin911
      @relaxinwithjaxin911 5 років тому +8

      he would either sell them for drugs,
      or be robbed for drugs.

    • @felipevazq836
      @felipevazq836 5 років тому +131

      @@relaxinwithjaxin911 what a retarded coment.

    • @asmokingp3005
      @asmokingp3005 5 років тому +50

      @@felipevazq836 Well prob the sell them for drugs part is kidna dub but i dont think he is too far off on the being robbed part...They wold prob rob him.

  • @lucafarina1644
    @lucafarina1644 5 років тому +580

    I opened the video thinking this was ridiculous and hilarious but once I saw that workshop I finally understood how much passion and work they put on this. The cherry on top were the Kung-Fu lessons.
    I mean, these people are actually giving not just work to adults and children, but also culture, respect and just regular ass living.
    These ppl lives are so hard and tough and I honestly believe that making these kind of projects allows some freedom to their minds and hearts.

    • @hermit8244
      @hermit8244 5 років тому +19

      @alex haes how hate filled do you have to be to see something so apolitical and call someone a SJW?
      Go outside man or vent that anger, ain't good for your health.

    • @emperorfaiz
      @emperorfaiz 4 роки тому +2

      @alex haes You're not really good at trolling, are you kid?

  • @HereticalKitsune
    @HereticalKitsune Рік тому

    Some of the fights in these movies are so good, they have impact, they have weight, they feel real. Not cut to bits, but with a relatively steady camera, so you can see it all as good as possible. So amazing.

  • @numbahclaud7180
    @numbahclaud7180 4 роки тому +2518

    "My stories come from my life, things i go thru"
    *Big ben's clock breaks off and chases a helicopter then christ the redeimer in Brazil stops it then aficans hop out the helicopter in new york proceed to start shooting*

    • @thetimetravelingfbi7626
      @thetimetravelingfbi7626 4 роки тому +197

      Seems perfectly accurate to me

    • @jong-jongspeaks4224
      @jong-jongspeaks4224 4 роки тому +65

      I know, I know, the hands of Big Ben didn't swing. Other else, just perfectly realistic.

    • @woodenhoe
      @woodenhoe 4 роки тому +61

      JESUS KUNG FU

    • @renham6505
      @renham6505 4 роки тому +37

      _new york city?_
      *NEW YORK CITYYY!*

    • @navaryn2938
      @navaryn2938 4 роки тому +13

      i think that (referring to the war) what he means is just the senseless violence

  • @OneGuyIKnow
    @OneGuyIKnow 4 роки тому +1604

    Imagine if this guy had 50 Million, and a trip to hollywood. He would make the action movie of the CENTURY

  • @thefattesthagrid
    @thefattesthagrid Рік тому +2

    Ugandan people have my highest respect.
    They integrate themselves into the modern society like no other country.
    Without even leaving their own.

  • @theseageek
    @theseageek 2 роки тому +2

    In all seriousness, the passion and dedication deserves much respect and acknowledgment

  • @fesoj6378
    @fesoj6378 3 роки тому +1651

    If this was a school project, they'd probably top other class.

    • @bendixytp6832
      @bendixytp6832 3 роки тому +167

      Nah they'd lose because some kid with a soda volcano would win

    • @fesoj6378
      @fesoj6378 3 роки тому +36

      @@bendixytp6832 too generic 😆

    • @Vyansya
      @Vyansya 3 роки тому +32

      @@bendixytp6832 damn those soda volcanos!!!

    • @keisuba8955
      @keisuba8955 3 роки тому +9

      nah the school would consider it as violent

    • @michaeloskarfriedrichparne4359
      @michaeloskarfriedrichparne4359 3 роки тому +13

      @@bendixytp6832 ah heinz doofenshirms

  • @nick-1008
    @nick-1008 8 років тому +1204

    Everyone in uganda knows kung fu

  • @rxvenger3579
    @rxvenger3579 Рік тому +3

    wish Wakaliwood and this studio the best of luck, so absolutely inspirational and motivating.

  • @shirofujizawa1824
    @shirofujizawa1824 3 роки тому +3

    What world really needs are these kind of person, full of hope, passionate, and a dreamer not a** holes.

  • @pointethdownwad
    @pointethdownwad 4 роки тому +1440

    5:40 that fight scene was actually pretty sick

  • @ereewrwdawwe
    @ereewrwdawwe 6 років тому +524

    As much as those movies are meme worthy, Its cool to see these guys so passionate about creating art on their own, I'm rooting for these guys in 5 - 10 years to be able to polish their art in their own way and style.

    • @shibloncumorahsevilla6286
      @shibloncumorahsevilla6286 6 років тому +1

      Their acting skills are way more better than Hollywood

    • @johannvonderbecke3873
      @johannvonderbecke3873 6 років тому +2

      They just need money... They put alot more work into it because they are poor

    • @bobthebuilder2922
      @bobthebuilder2922 6 років тому +1

      But what happens if they get the money? They'll probably stop

    • @haraldpettersen3649
      @haraldpettersen3649 6 років тому

      Shiblon Cumorah Sevill : Have you never seen a Hollywood movie ??

    • @ebaeba2445
      @ebaeba2445 6 років тому

      Harald Pettesen We have and Uganda got better actors.

  • @nimascolari1508
    @nimascolari1508 3 роки тому +1

    Credit where it's due. They could implode get tied up in corruption and crime, instead they've channelled it into creativity and getting the community involved. Bravo. Respect!

  • @R3l4X130
    @R3l4X130 Рік тому +1

    This is way more better than other movies ive seen
    Even though they lack equipments in it but man the passion in doing it is more enough to make a movie meaningful
    I pay my respect for these people🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️

  • @aaliyahdouglass2166
    @aaliyahdouglass2166 5 років тому +1573

    Can we send them stuff like computers and props

    • @miamiwendigo
      @miamiwendigo 5 років тому +105

      I have a pump pellet gun it looks like a fully upgrade hunting rifle from fallout 4 I was thinking about giving to them

    • @cohencyrus5337
      @cohencyrus5337 5 років тому +64

      you go to their website even UA-cam channel waakaliwood..however I doubt the uganda govt can allow such ..you can talk to them

    • @miamiwendigo
      @miamiwendigo 5 років тому +3

      @@ebutuoy1324354657687 oh yeah dame

    • @miamiwendigo
      @miamiwendigo 5 років тому +2

      @@ebutuoy1324354657687 *Damm

    • @hystericalchike6232
      @hystericalchike6232 5 років тому +6

      We need to give them stuff

  • @SammyFash
    @SammyFash 7 років тому +473

    This director is loveable

    • @frankalcala6766
      @frankalcala6766 7 років тому +14

      Faseluka Samuel someone should make a fundraiser for this guy

    • @spacepeanut
      @spacepeanut 7 років тому +30

      He has a kickstarter

  • @sotetsotetsotetsotetsotet2379
    @sotetsotetsotetsotetsotet2379 Рік тому +1

    "do you think there is anything you can perfect in what you just did? Yes? Lets do it again", Such a supportive and encouraging director.

  • @justicebeske5704
    @justicebeske5704 Рік тому +11

    I would pay so much just to see a full documentary about the making of wakaliwood. He’s built this whole community around his films and brought so many people together. I am so impressed by the props especially, the way they use what they find to make really convincing and impressive guns in astounding

  • @uaabd7430
    @uaabd7430 6 років тому +7175

    Micheal bay has the money but no creativity, this guy has creativity but no money...

    • @sendnudes435
      @sendnudes435 6 років тому +479

      we need to steal Michael bay money and give it to this guy

    • @hapennyproductions3800
      @hapennyproductions3800 6 років тому +54

      Soo true 😂😂

    • @schwarznigga2820
      @schwarznigga2820 6 років тому +129

      but then he will want more money and forget what he really is, thats life.

    • @lforloser7210
      @lforloser7210 6 років тому +52

      Someone start a gofundme or something. Maybe like a filming youtube channel do something like Pleasant Green.

    • @phantomhellris1575
      @phantomhellris1575 6 років тому +9

      Polar Opposites

  • @REVJHD
    @REVJHD 9 років тому +227

    That knockoff studio that does low-budget movies for SciFi channel should get this guy....Imagine what he could do with a 30k budget...youd get a trilogy!

    • @KidMoon23
      @KidMoon23 9 років тому +7

      REV J That's a damn brilliant idea.

    • @troybigdick2205
      @troybigdick2205 9 років тому +4

      REV J yess hahah

    • @sanarr1
      @sanarr1 9 років тому +2

      REV J plz upvote this comment so somebody can hear this

    • @ridingluna
      @ridingluna 9 років тому +2

      REV J Accually i think his magic is doing what he is doing in the way he is doing it !! ;)
      And im sure do, he will make incredible things with 30k as well ... ;)

    • @njc1230
      @njc1230 9 років тому

      REV J To everyone, they did a kickstarter, check it out here:www.kickstarter.com/projects/wakaliwood/help-build-a-ugandan-action-movie-studio-wakaliwoo

  • @MegaGDestroyah
    @MegaGDestroyah 2 роки тому

    Wakaliwood is one of the best studios ever, so much passion and effort with so little money. I love their movies

  • @larryvonkrukenfeld2075
    @larryvonkrukenfeld2075 Рік тому +1

    This makes me think of Ed Wood. Such passion and enthusiasm for the craft breeds ingenuity when money is tight

  • @tictac4949
    @tictac4949 3 роки тому +526

    this man watched enter the dragon and dedicated the rest of his life to it

    • @wheeln24-79
      @wheeln24-79 3 роки тому +28

      Seeing the little kids do those moves was kinda cool! Hope some of them stuck with it!

  • @abdiasthera
    @abdiasthera 3 роки тому +1367

    "I've done over 40 movies" respect 💯

    • @binsarr9761
      @binsarr9761 3 роки тому +20

      Press F for 40 PC

    • @nickhersheys2706
      @nickhersheys2706 3 роки тому +6

      in 8 years

    • @abdiasthera
      @abdiasthera 3 роки тому +16

      @@nickhersheys2706 well that's 5 movies a year with almost no budget

    • @MrKamei
      @MrKamei 3 роки тому +2

      I have watched many movies 😂😂😂

    • @nickhersheys2706
      @nickhersheys2706 3 роки тому

      @@abdiasthera that's great

  • @TheRafaelRamos
    @TheRafaelRamos 2 місяці тому

    This is how cinema was born, to make movies and have fun, money was just a secondary thing. Respect to these guys.

  • @blickiminjaj9162
    @blickiminjaj9162 3 роки тому +2

    This makes me happy. Glad I saw this on recommend

  • @Diomaialemainlatino
    @Diomaialemainlatino 5 років тому +1013

    0:50
    “My stories come from my life, what we go through.”
    0:09

  • @Caver461
    @Caver461 8 років тому +598

    can't fault them for doing what they can with what they've got. they seem like good people.

  • @murdoch3396
    @murdoch3396 Рік тому

    There’s something so wholesome about this. He has the passion, he wants to do it, and he does it!

  • @Kollon_tai
    @Kollon_tai 3 роки тому

    This guys have passion for what they do, and that’s the most important thing about cinema that we are forgetting.

  • @TNIBall
    @TNIBall 3 роки тому +1070

    *"everybody in uganda know's kungfu!"*

    • @TNIBall
      @TNIBall 3 роки тому +33

      @Onward Turtle eh, it means Tentara Nasional Indonesia
      Or just Indonesian National Army

    • @justasking9126
      @justasking9126 3 роки тому +4

      Who killed captain Alexa
      Hahaha good reference 😅

    • @foreignnz7562
      @foreignnz7562 3 роки тому +2

      mantap

    • @BulkBogan
      @BulkBogan 3 роки тому +2

      "Dinosaurs"

    • @brq267
      @brq267 2 роки тому +6

      Dis is sirius

  • @TomJason25
    @TomJason25 6 років тому +189

    Call me what you want, but this is really wholesome. How they put their hearts out there, and ambitions glistening
    It's all wonderful.

    • @DeltaCressida
      @DeltaCressida 6 років тому +6

      totally major respect to these guys

  • @AnkushB1811
    @AnkushB1811 2 роки тому +3

    There's unexplored talent in that industry, would love to donate a PC to the guy as well as some funding. I also agree with Alan, every film in and about Africa does not need to be about poverty there's other stuff too.

  • @liamsilverman2713
    @liamsilverman2713 5 місяців тому

    I can see this guy and his vision being better than Hollywood in terms of quality very easily because his projects are driven by passion, not profit. Best wishes to him and his dream

  • @catorafael414
    @catorafael414 5 років тому +1445

    Roses are red, violets are blue, EVERYBODY IN UGANDA KNOWS KUNG-FU!

  • @8x5t3e7s4r6y
    @8x5t3e7s4r6y 9 років тому +544

    That intro yo

    • @insertunique7551
      @insertunique7551 9 років тому

      ***** Ramon films is fucking funny. the movies are funny

    • @highway8378
      @highway8378 9 років тому +1

      ***** VIST DOLOBEATS.COM FOR STRAIGHT FIRE BEATS!!! STRAIGHT FIRE SON!!!!

    • @paddyspubegg7161
      @paddyspubegg7161 9 років тому +24

      Jesus kung fu!!! New York city!!!!!!!

    • @pfizzle21
      @pfizzle21 9 років тому +4

      ***** Jesus Kung-Fu anyone?

    • @ZthaIncredible
      @ZthaIncredible 9 років тому +12

      ***** That intro changed my life.

  • @Diamhego
    @Diamhego Рік тому

    I just love how accurate the fighting scene's are like id imagine you would actually hold your foot up after getting kicked in the shin.

  • @ummaaron
    @ummaaron 2 роки тому +1

    Their passion is so inspiring. Some dude in Uganda is doing everything with nothing while I do nothing with everything.

  • @mangamango1340
    @mangamango1340 5 років тому +451

    "There are some young children there who can do it even better than me" most humble line I heard from a director, keep it up

  • @paulinhoxavierii3744
    @paulinhoxavierii3744 9 років тому +662

    As A Ugandan i appreciate the media from all over the world for the platform they have given these #Wakaliwood Guys which the local media failed to. Thanks #Vice

    • @paulinhoxavierii3744
      @paulinhoxavierii3744 9 років тому +6

      Peter Sobrino they like what they do just hope one day a campaign will be started to get them good equipments. because i am not sure how they will make it by selling their dvds in Uganda which is filled with movie piracy to raise funds for them selves .

    • @robertstevenson3214
      @robertstevenson3214 9 років тому

      Katongole Paulinho II Do you know the name of the song playing at 0:30 ?? Is it Ugandan??

    • @paulinhoxavierii3744
      @paulinhoxavierii3744 9 років тому +1

      Robert Stevenson its a ugandan song but not sure of the title as its my first to hear about just the way u did

    • @TwoFistsOneHalleluja
      @TwoFistsOneHalleluja 9 років тому

      Peter Sobrino yes these homemade guns made me think of Mad Max too.
      These guys should definitively make some post-apocalyptic/steam-punk stuff.

    • @astaroth0316
      @astaroth0316 9 років тому

      Katongole Paulinho II Do you know kickstarter.com? A little bit more of international promotion and a raising found camping there should be successful

  • @gr_strelok
    @gr_strelok 3 роки тому

    This guy has more passion about film than most people that work on movies I hope he gets good equipment someday

  • @sayemdidar4026
    @sayemdidar4026 2 роки тому

    Their passion is out of the level. Hats off.

  • @respiratoryfailure3780
    @respiratoryfailure3780 5 років тому +1969

    Give these guys a budget on hollywood standard and they might pull off an oscar