VJ Emmy, one in every of Uganda’s most famous video jockeys (VJs), shared the story of how he started decoding native films, with a selected concentrate on “Who Killed Captain Alex,” a groundbreaking Ugandan motion movie.
His journey into the world of translation and movie interpretation started in 2013, when he was approached to translate the movie.
In response to VJ Emmy, his introduction to decoding native Ugandan movies (domestically generally known as ebinauganda) was not deliberate.
He was given an opportunity to translate Who Killed Captain Alex and, as somebody who believes in giving folks alternatives, he determined to take it on.
The movie was dropped at him by a filmmaker named Nabwana, who had initially supposed for one more famend Ugandan VJ, VJ Jingo, to translate the film.
Nonetheless, Jingo declined the supply, and when the staff turned to a different VJ, Junior, he too rejected the challenge.
Lastly, they approached VJ Emmy with a suggestion of Shs50,000 to do the interpretation. Although Emmy was initially stunned by the low fee, having by no means translated a film for that quantity, he agreed to assist as a result of he noticed the potential within the challenge.
Reflecting on his determination, VJ Emmy defined that he felt a way of pleasure in contributing to a Ugandan product. Translating the film grew to become greater than only a job for him—it was a method of including worth to his nation by his craft.
