OFFICIAL SELECTION
BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT, Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo's powerful portrait of Ugandan opposition candidate
@HEBobiwine
, is headed to
@cphdox
Congratulations to BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT. Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp's riveting documentary took home two International Competition awards from
@MilleniumFest
: The Audience Prize and the Bronze Goal for Best Film on Human Rights! Coming soon from
@natgeodocs
Official Selection - BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT, the gripping documentary from Directors Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo, is headed to
@truefalse
.
From pop star to presidential candidate, meet
@HEBobiWine
, the opposition leader risking his life to fight for democracy in Uganda.
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
premieres October 5 at 10/9c on National Geographic. Starts streaming October 6 on
@Hulu
and
@DisneyPlus
Musician and Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, subject of a new National Geographic Documentary Film, has been placed under house arrest. This is not his first time facing home detention, but our thoughts are with him and his family. Learn More:
Music is the heart of the movement.
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
, about Uganda's opposition leader's fight for democracy in his country, premieres October 5 at 10/9c on National Geographic. Starts streaming October 6 on
@Hulu
and
@DisneyPlus
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
celebrates the resilience and courage of the Ugandan people, and exemplifies why the fight for democracy is always worth the struggle. Broadcast Premiere October 5 at 10/9c on National Geographic. Starts streaming October 6 on
@Hulu
and
@DisneyPlus
Power to the people. ✊🏿
Witness the moving story of Uganda's opposition leader's fight for the future of his country, which continues to this day.
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
is now streaming on
@Hulu
and
@DisneyPlus
With a microphone in hand,
@HEBobiWine
makes the soundtrack of a new Uganda.
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
is now playing in theaters. Join the filmmakers and film participants for Q&As at select showtimes:
An inspiring story about one man's rise from musician to opposition leader,
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
is a timely tale about standing up for what's right. Broadcast Premiere October 5 at 10/9c on National Geographic. Starts streaming October 6 on
@Hulu
and
@DisneyPlus
"The difficult times are when you grow together."
In
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
the fierce bond at the heart of Uganda's opposition movement is on prominent display. Now streaming on
@Hulu
and
@DisneyPlus
Through the story of Uganda
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
offers an inspiring example for the world.
Now playing in select theaters with weekend Q&As from the filmmakers and participants:
By using music as a tool for liberation,
@HEBobiWine
inspires his supporters to join the fight for freedom for all people of Uganda.
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
premieres October 5 at 10/9c on National Geographic. Starts streaming October 6 on
@Hulu
and
@DisneyPlus
#RebuildingParadise
, from director
@realronhoward
& producer Brian Grazer, is a story of resilience in the face of tragedy, as a community ravaged by disaster comes together to recover what was lost. In select theaters July 31.
@realimagine
Captured in collaboration with the Uru-eu-wau-wau people,
#TheTerritory
offers a galvanizing immersion into the turf war between the indigenous community & illegal settlers deforesting the Amazon. Exclusively in theaters Aug 19. Watch the official trailer for
#WorldRainforestDay
Hundreds of people joined us to sing, dance, and celebrate the New York Premiere of
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
. Catch the film in select theaters this weekend with the filmmakers and subjects in attendance for Q&As!
Tomorrow: we continue celebrating
#WomenofIMPACT
with Kelsey's story. Episode two of
@NatGeo
Presents:
#IMPACT
with
@GalGadot
premieres Monday 5/03 on YouTube. Watch episode one of the series now:
While documenting a vital story about Uganda's ongoing fight for its future, co-director Moses Bwayo and the team behind
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
faced life-threatening conditions experienced by many of the country's journalists. Now streaming on
@Hulu
and
@DisneyPlus
.
Be it in the studio or in Parliament, never underestimate the power of speaking up for what's right.
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
premieres October 5 at 10/9c on National Geographic. Starts streaming October 6 on
@Hulu
and
@DisneyPlus
Join
@GalGadot
tomorrow on Facebook for a LIVE conversation with some of the inspiring women featured in
@NatGeo
Presents: IMPACT with
@GalGadot
, moderated by
@JujuChangABC
. You can watch the first episode of the series now at
From
@natgeodocs
,
@neonrated
and director Sara Dosa comes the extraordinary story of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, whose explosive lives forever enriched our knowledge of the natural world. See
#FireofLove
exclusively in theaters this July.
"Somebody had to speak for us."
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
, the powerful story of Uganda's opposition leader, is now playing in theaters with weekend Q&As at select showtimes:
We are fighting for freedom.
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
, the powerful story of Uganda's opposition leader, is now playing in select theaters with weekend Q&As from the filmmakers and subjects.
Buy tickets:
Power to the people.
A portrait of "unfathomable courage that deserves to be seen,"
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
opens in theaters this Friday with weekend Q&As from the filmmaker and subjects at
@IFCCenter
and
@laemmle
:
Music star turned national leader turned international inspiration.
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
premieres October 5 at 10/9c on National Geographic. Starts streaming October 6 on
@Hulu
and
@DisneyPlus
To celebrate the release of
#BobiWineThePeoplesPresident
, we’re giving away a select number of tickets to opening weekend screenings and Q&As in NY and LA. RSVP at the link – limited tickets available, first come, first served.
In the heart of Oak Creek, WI the workers at the USA’s largest American flag factory create the fabric of our nation. From Oscar®-winner Cynthia Wade, award-winner
@sharonliese
, and Executive Produced by
@Giannis_An34
, the documentary short film
#TheFlagmakers
is coming soon.
"He likes to share everything. He shares food, but then he shares experiences."
Patricia Fernández de la Cruz reflects on the joy of tapas, and how they reflect her husband
@ChefJoseAndres
' giving spirit.
#WeFeedPeople
From the Academy Award®-winning team behind FREE SOLO, THE RESCUE tells the against-all-odds story of how the world united to save 12 boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Thailand. In theaters this Friday.
#TheRescueFilm
Audience Award for
Documentary Feature
BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT
Dirs. Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo
Director Moses Bwayo joined us at
#HIFF
@natgeodocs
3/4
For the love of volcanoes, and each other. From
@natgeodocs
and
@neonrated
comes the extraordinary story of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft.
#FireofLove
is streaming November 11 on
#DisneyPlus
🌋❤️
Today is the birthday of adventurer, entrepreneur and conservationist Douglas Tompkins, whose work, along with
@KrisTompkins_
and
@TompkinsRewild
, has preserved 15 million acres and counting, rewilding over a dozen species. Share their epic journey in the upcoming
#WildLifeFilm
.
Like
@NealSales
and his mother, thousands of Americans are helping their neighbors and loved ones through block associations, mutual aid networks, and other forms of grassroots organizing. How has your community been supporting one another?
#CitySoReal
Congrats to Chai Vasarhelyi and
@jimkchin
on their THREE wins for
#TheRescue
at tonight’s
@newsemmys
!
⭐️ OUTSTANDING DIRECTION: DOCUMENTARY
⭐️ OUTSTANDING CURRENT AFFAIRS DOCUMENTARY
⭐️ OUTSTANDING RESEARCH: DOCUMENTARY
When the world shut down in 2020
@WCKitchen
stepped up and launched the Restaurant for the People program, paying over 2500 local restaurants, whose businesses were suffering, to cook fresh meals for their neighbors in need.
#WeFeedPeople
Happy Birthday to this superhero! On 6/3/17,
@AlexHonnold
performed “one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever” (Daniel Duane, NYTimes) becoming the 1st person to scale the 3,000-foot El Capitan without a rope. Today, we eat cupcakes in his honor.
// Photo:
@jimkchin
Please consider sending support to Chief
@ParfaitShirell
and the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band tribal peoples. The community featured in
@NatGeo
Presents:
#IMPACT
have had to evacuate their ancestral lands due to Tropical Storm Ida
Donate to the tribe at
Meet
@KrisTompkins_
a conservationist dedicated to realizing the dream she shared with her late husband Doug of creating and protecting wild and beautiful national parks.
#WildLifeFilm
, about her epic journey to protect our planet, opens Fri:
📸:
@jimkchin
We were proud to share the inspiring story of Dr. Amani in The Cave. Thank you to the Television Academy (
@televisionacad
) for recognizing this important documentary with an Emmy® for Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program.
#EmmyWinner2020
Meet Akashinga, the all-female anti-poaching unit led by
@DamienMander
(founder of
@IAPF
) that is revolutionizing how animals are protected. Executive produced by 3x Oscar winner
@JimCameron
& directed by Maria Wilhelm,
#AKASHINGA
: THE BRAVE ONES is coming soon to
@natgeochannel
Now Streaming: join Arianna as she works with her fellow students to provide safe, drinkable water to people across Puerto Rico. Episode 3 of
@NatGeo
Presents:
#IMPACT
with
@GalGadot
is now available at
#WomenofIMPACT
ACQUISITION ANNOUNCEMENT
BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT is an “intimate portrait of a hugely engaging figure that also serves as a sobering warning about the seeming impossibility of democratic change in a dictatorship.” (
@screendaily
)
Welcome to the
#NatGeoDocs
family!
THE TERRITORY, Alex Pritz and the Uru-eu-wau-wau's urgent and kinetic story about an Indigenous community's fight for their sovereignty, has made the Shortlist for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards®! See the full list here:
We’re deeply honored to open the Toronto International Film Festival tomorrow night with the world premiere of THE CAVE, from Oscar-nominated director
@FerasFayyad
!
#TIFF19
#TheCave
Thank you to
@TheAcademy
for nominating
#TheCave
for a 2020 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, & congratulations to the incredibly brave team behind the film. We hope this will bring more attention to Dr. Amani’s inspiring story. Visit .
#OscarNoms
Now streaming on
#DisneyPlus
! The critically-acclaimed and award-winning documentary THE RESCUE shares the inspiring story of the 2018 Thai Cave rescue watched around-the-world.
#TheRescueFilm