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Directed by | Hadijah Nakanjako |
Written by | Meddy Sserwadda |
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Cinematography | Izeak Ekuka |
Edited by | Daka Waira Emmanuel |
Music by | Isiko Abubaker |
Production company | O Studios Entertainment |
Distributed by | M-Net |
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Running time | 73 minutes [1] |
Country | Uganda |
Languages | Luganda, English |
The Passenger is a 2023 Ugandan film directed by Hadijah Nakanjako and written by Meddy Sserwadda. The film stars Henry Nathan Katongole, Allen Musumba and Olot Bonny Elem in leading roles. Usama Mukwaya serves as the executive producer through O Studios Entertainment. [2]
The film is a commission project by Maisha Magic Movies and its Hadijah's feature film directorial debut.
A young man tries to deliver a mysterious package to the city on a bus but another passenger thinks he is a killer carrying a mutilated body or bomb and is determined to stop him. [3]
The film was released digitally by MultiChoice on Maisha Magic Movies January 21, 2023.
The film received 11 nominations at the Uganda Film Festival 2023 [5] and later won 5 awards. [6] [7]
Awards & Nominations | |||||
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Year | Award | Category | Received by | Result | Ref |
2023 | Uganda Film Festival Awards(UFF) | Best Feature Film | Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako | Nominated | [8] |
Best Indigenous Film | Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako | Won | |||
Best Director | Hadijah Nakanjako | Nominated | |||
Best Actor (Film) | Henry Nathan Katongole | Won | |||
People's Choice Award | Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Allen Musumba | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Imran Musabeh | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Isiko Abubaker | Won | |||
Best Editing & Post Production | Daka Emmanuel Waira | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Izeak Ekuka | Won | |||
Best Script (Screen Play) | Meddy Sserwadda | Nominated | |||
2023 | Pearl International Film Festival(PIFF) | Best Feature Film | Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako | Nominated | [9] |
Best Director | Hadijah Nakanjako | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Henry Nathan Katongole | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Allen Musumba | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Imran Musabeh | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Daka Emmanuel Waira | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Izeak Ekuka | Won | |||
Best Costume | Nantege Joan | Nominated | |||
2023 | Mashariki African Film Festival | Long Feature Fiction | Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako | Nominated | [10] |
2023 | Malawi International Film Festival | Best International Feature Film | Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako | Won | [11] |
Best International Film director | Hadijah Nakanjako | Won | |||
2024 | 2nd iKON Awards | Best Film | Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako | Nominated | [12] [13] |
Best Director | Hadijah Nakanjako | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Henry Nathan Katongole | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Allen Musumba | Won | |||
Best Production Design | Imran Musabeh | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Isiko Abubaker | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Daka Emmanuel Waira | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Izeak Ekuka | Won | |||
Best Script (Screen Play) | Meddy Sserwadda | Nominated | |||
2024 | 2024 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Indigenous M-Net Original | Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako | Nominated | [14] [15] |
Best Scripted M-Net Original | Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako | Nominated | |||
2024 | New Vision Peoples Choice Film Awards | Best Cinematography Feature Film | Izeak Ekuka | Nominated | [16] |
Best Costume Design Feature Film | Joan Nantege | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay Feature Film | Meddy Sserwadda | Nominated | |||
Best Make Up Feature Film | Joan Nantege | Nominated | |||
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