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Where Are You Taking Me?

  • Where Are You Taking Me?
© Kimikat Productions, 2010
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2010
Format : Feature
Running time : 72 (in minutes)
http://www.whereareyoutakingme.com

A high society wedding, a boxing club, a beauty salon, a school for survivors of the civil war: these are a few of the many places in Uganda discovered in Kimi Takesue's feature documentary, WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME.
Employing an observational style, this contemplative documentary reveals multifaceted portraits of Ugandans in both public and private spaces. The film travels through Uganda, roaming the vibrant streets of Kampala and the rural quiet of the North, to reveal a diverse society where global popular culture finds expression alongside enduring Ugandan traditions.
Throughout the journey, WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME compels us to consider the complex interplay between the observer and the observed, and challenges our notions of both the familiar and exotic.
WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME offers unexpected images of a complex country, encouraging us to abandon pre-conceived notions of where we are going and what we will find.

WORLD PREMIERE at the 2010 Rotterdam International Film Festival.

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME is directed, produced, shot, and edited by award winning filmmaker Kimi Takesue; produced in association with Lane Street Pictures; co-produced by Richard Beenen; and co-edited by John Walter.


Title: WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?
Director: Kimi Takesue
Producer: Kimi Takesue
Production Company: Kimikat Productions
In association with: Lane Street Pictures
Co-Producer: Richard Beenen
Cinematographer: Kimi Takesue
Editors: Kimi Takesue & John Walter
Sound Mix: Tom Efinger
Colorist: Charlie Rokosny
Publicity: David Magdael & Associates
Production: USA / Uganda
World Premiere: The International Film Festival Rotterdam, 39th edition, 2010
Screening Format: HDCAM (29.97)
Length: 72 minutes
Location of Shoot: Uganda

Contact:
Kimi Takesue
Kimikat Productions
www.kimitakesue.com
kimitakesue[@]earthlink.net

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Guerrilla Arts
  • HOT
  • Bayimba
  • Uganda Women Writers Association
  • Arts 256
  • 32º East
  • Amakula Festival

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