The documentary Bobi Wine: The People’s President starts Friday, July 28, 2023 at IFC Center in New York City. Special Q&As are scheduled to take place with the film’s subjects Bobi Wine and Barbie Kyagulanyi, along with directors Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp, during the 7:05pm screenings on Friday, Jul 28th and Saturday, the 29th.

This gripping documentary charts the inspiring activism of Bobi Wine, the pop star-turned-politician seeking to end Uganda’s brutal dictatorship. Rising from the ghetto slums of Kampala to be one of the country’s most beloved superstars, Bobi begins to use his music to call out corruption, then becomes an Independent Member of Parliament to defend the rights of his people. The country’s institutions are controlled by President Museveni, an autocratic tyrant who has held power since 1986. Bobi and his wife Barbie choose to risk their careers, their family, and their lives to challenge him and bring democracy to their country. But the state is determined to silence not only them, but anyone who supports their cause.