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God Loves Uganda

– by Roger Ross Williams

    1. Nonfiction

    2. Date Awarded: Summer 2011

    3. Directors(s): Roger Ross Williams

    1. Producer(s): Julie Goldman, John Battsek, Nicole Stott

    2. Company Credit: Full Credit Productions

    3. Location: Uganda, USA

    1. Film Status: In Production

About the Film:

In a journey that spans two continents, African-American director Roger Williams, son of a Baptist minister, explores the nature of belief – in America, where congregants search for spiritual meaning, and in Uganda, where American missionaries and Ugandan evangelicals struggle for the hearts and souls of a people facing dire poverty and tumultuous social change.

God Loves Uganda chronicles the lives and works of these charismatic evangelicals both in the United States and in Uganda to better illustrate and understand their motives, machinations, and methods for achieving their desired ends.

About the Filmmakers:

Roger Ross Williams (Director & Producer) produced and directed Music by Prudence, winner of the 2010 Academy Award® for documentary short subject. He is the first African American director to win an Oscar® for directing and producing a film, short or feature. Music by Prudence has had significant impact, gaining the attention of political leaders and disability rights advocates worldwide.  In his television career, Williams produced political satire for Comedy Central and Michael Moore´s TV Nation as well as broadcast journalism for ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, the Sundance Channel, and New York Times Television.

Julie Goldman (Producer), founder Motto Pictures, was nominated for the PGA Producer of the Year Award for Sergio (shortlisted for an Oscar) and was a consultant on the Academy Award-winning The Cove and Matt Tyrnauer’s acclaimed Valentino The Last Emperor. She was Executive Producer of Sundance Audience Award winner In the Shadow of the Moon and recently completed Buck, which won the 2011 Sundance US Documentary Audience Award.

John Battsek (Executive Producer) conceived and produced One Day in September (Academy Award, Best Feature Documentary, 2000).   Among his acclaimed documentaries are: Restrepo (Academy Award Nominee); The Tillman Story (shortlisted for Academy Award); Once in a Lifetime; In the Shadow of the Moon; and Sergio.