Private Project

KEMI

After losing her husband at 6 months of her pregnancy, Kemi is forced out of the family house by the husband’s relatives and starts staying at her mother’s house in the village, who passes away just a few days before her delivery, Kemi is left in a lonely world to hustle for herself and the baby’s survival which forces her to let go of the baby after realizing she could lose it through the struggle of raising it. Her motherly heart can’t just accept letting her baby away from her watch to someone else’s hands.

  • Kizito Samuel Saviour
    Director
    BUNJAKO, The Forbidden, Judas Kiss
  • Kizito Samuel Saviour
    Writer
    BUNJAKO, The Forbidden
  • Josephine Kabahuma
    Writer
    Judas Kiss
  • Aisha Kyomuhangi
    Producer
  • Aisha Kyomuhangi
    Key Cast
    "KEMI"
  • Edson Keith Abitegeka
    Key Cast
    "Abitegeka"
  • Symon Base Kalema
    Key Cast
    "Chairman"
  • Mutebi Farooq
    Key Cast
    "Matovu"
  • Keloy Kemigisha
    Key Cast
    "Natukunda"
  • Rachael Mambo
    Cinematographer
    Bed of Thorns
  • Kizito Samuel Saviour
    Editor
    Judas Kiss
  • Imran Musabbeh
    Production Design
    Veronica's Wish
  • Nodryn Evanci
    Costume Design
  • Shakira Kibirige
    Make-up Artist
    Mercy of the jungle
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 26 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 8, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Uganda
  • Country of Filming:
    Uganda
  • Language:
    Ganda
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Uganda Film Festival
    Kampala
    Uganda
    March 29, 2021
    Uganda Film Festival Premiere
    12 Nominations & 3 Awards
Director Biography - Kizito Samuel Saviour

Kizito Samuel Saviour born as Kizito Samuel is a multi-award-winning Ugandan filmmaker who majors in Producing, Writing and Directing, he possesses other skills like Cinematography and Film Editing among others, he is also a video production tutor at ESOM School Of Music and a filmmaking mentor at the University of Limpopo in South Africa and to a number of upcoming filmmakers and actors in Uganda and Africa at large.

He has worked as a Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer and Editor on films like; Catch Out (2021), KEMI (2020), Judas Kiss (2019), The Forbidden (2018), Extra Time (2018) and Bunjako (2016) among others that have earned over 100 international nominations and over 20 international awards from film festivals and film awarding platforms from allover the world.

He is the founder of the Uganda Academy Selection Committee (UASC) approved by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ International Feature Film Award Executive Board (THE OSCARS).

He is also the founder of KYOOTO (Kyooto Media Group), a registered multifaceted full-service entertainment and media production company based in Kampala, Uganda that specializes in producing audio-visual content in various dimensions for Film, TV, Online and other platforms as well as using film to rehabilitate and promote talent development.

He has facilitated film directing workshops at The African Film Festival – TAFF USA and Accra Indie Film Fest where he also works as a board member of the jury, and has went on to mentor various filmmakers in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya digitally throughout 2020 and 2021.

By early 2020 under his production company, he made a family drama “CATCH OUT” which scooped 11 nominations and 3 awards at the Uganda Film Festival 2021, and 1 award at the Zanzibar International Film Festival 2021 as it awaits its official release.

In mid 2021, he was nominated as Entertainment Founder of the Year at the Kenyan based Founder Of The Year Awards (FOYA) 2021 where he made it to the final 3 nominees of the category.

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Director Statement

I am open to all kinds of storytelling by creating a blend of various forms of art to make a stronger and powerful visual story that's associated with more than just one element or perspective, I believe that each project I work on is different from the previous or the next, and I respect the fact that different people can express each element differently, the world we live in is prone to responding to audio visual works. I am always looking forward to telling and creating films that have something positive to say. I am always humbled and honored that my films reach many audiences and share a story they may not have known before. My hope is to carry on this inspiration to others.