Film screening & talk: KATWE directed by Nima Shirali

Seminarium

Datum: måndag 10 november 2025

Tid: 15.00 – 17.00

Plats: Hörsal 7, Södrahuset våning 3

Film screening & talk: KATWE directed by Nima Shirali

Abstrakt:

In the Ugandan salt lake town of Katwe, the factory has stood deserted for the past 40 years while the politicians promise to free the community from poverty. A mosaic of characters gives us insight into the salt workers’ historical plights. Election promises turn into hearsay, and it’s an open secret that the salt lake revenues disappear through middlemen with deep pockets. The corruption permeates everyday life in Katwe and political blackmail exists side by side with deep religiosity. In the foreground to the local politics we meet Abooki among others. She provides for her three daughters through her work in the salt lake. The economic crisis makes her everyday life a daily struggle, as all her living expenses are measured in the amount of salt she needs to break and sell.

Bio:

Nima Shirali has a Master's degree in social anthropology from Stockholm University. He studied film at the Red Cross Film School in Sweden and graduated from the New York Film Academy with the short Farewell Riege lmann (2008).

Senast uppdaterad: 6 november 2025

Sidansvarig: Socialantropologiska institutionen

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